Question

So the duke said these Arkansaw lunkheads couldn't come up to Shakespeare; what they wanted was low comedy—and maybe something ruther worse than low comedy, he reckoned. Based on the excerpt, which best describes the duke’s impression of people in this part of Arkansas?
a) He believes that they are too serious.
b) He believes that they are not intelligent.
c) He believes that they are highly educated.
d) He believes that they are extremely humorous.

Answer 1

Answer:

b) He believes that they are not intelligent

Explanation:

This is the excerpt from Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn".

The Duke's opinion of the Arcansas people can be easily deduced from several hints.

First, he calls them lunkheads, which is pejorative name for unintelligent people. Then, he states they can't come up to Shakespeare. This, on its own, doesn't mean bad thing, but considering Duke's low opinion of them, it can be regarded as an insult.

Finally, he states they want low comedy which means that he consideres them to be primitive and dull.