单选题 According to the passage, Indian names were important because they ______.

A、 described the character of a man
B、 described the appearance of a man
C、 were never used by other people
D、 told us his profession

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 事实细节题。根据文章中的An Indian’s name told the world what he was—a coward, a liar，a thief，or a brave．可推知答案。从这句话中我们可知名字描述的是他的性格，而不是长相和职业。选项[A]为答案。