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Direction: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Once a king wanted to appoint an honest man for collecting the taxes of his kingdom. There were many candidates for the post and a day was fixed for selecting the most honest man among them. The king wondered how to know if one was honest or not. When the candidates arrived, they were seated in a big room where a lot of gold and silver coins were kept. After sometimes, they were led to the presence of the king and asked to dance. Only one of the candidates obeyed while all others refused to obey. The minister declared that the one who danced was the only honest man. The king wanted to know how dancing could prove him to be honest. The minister compelled other candidates to show their pockets. Their pockets were filled with king's coins. The king now understood why they had refused to dance. So the honest man was chosen and others were jailed as thieves.

What happened in the end?

A) The honest man was not chosen and all the candidates were jailed as thieves

B) The honest man was chosen and others were jailed as thieves

C) The honest man was chosen and others were forgiven for stealing king's coins

D) All of these

E)  None of these