During trial, a witness testifies that the defendant is a 'good dude' and that everyone in town knows that. May the prosecutors now introduce evidence that the defendant has bad character to refute this testimony?

• A. Yes, they can always refute with bad character evidence.
• B. No, they can only refute it if the accused had brought it up as a pertinent trait
• C. Yes, if the trait is proven by prior acts
• D. Only if the witness testifies falsely about the defendant

Answer: (B)