In a code language, teacher is called doctor, doctor is called lawyer, lawyer is called farmer and farmer is called engineer. In that language, who treats patients in a hospital?

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

Patients are really treated by a doctor.
In this language, doctor is called lawyer.
So the answer is lawyer.

Worth noting

Doctor appears as a NAME in the list (it is the name of teacher), which pulls students towards teacher. Always start from the real person, then read across.

Concept: Substitution chain where the real word also appears as a name
Typical timeTypical: 70 s
Your timeYours: —

The rule this testsSubstitution codes

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In a code language, teacher is called doctor, doctor is called lawyer, lawyer is called farmer and farmer is called engineer. In that language, who treats patients in a hospital?

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