Question

adapted from trips to the moon by lucian (translated by thomas francklin) we returned to the ship, then we took our casks, filled them with water, slept on shore, and the next morning set sail. about noon, a most violent whirlwind arose, lifting the ship above the water, and did not let us down into the seas but kept us suspended like puppets in mid - air for seven days and nights; on the eighth we saw a massive tract of land, like an island, round and remarkably full of light; we got on shore and found that it was inhabited. as night fell, other islands became visible, some were enormous, others minuscule, and all a fiery color. as we advanced, we were suddenly seized by the hippogypi, who are men carried upon vultures, which they ride as we do horses. these vultures have three heads, and are immensely large; one of their feathers is bigger than a ship mast! the hippogypi have orders, it seems, to fly around the kingdom, and if they find any stranger, to bring him to the king: they took us therefore and carried us before him. as soon as he saw us, he guessed by our attire what we were, saying you are grecians, and we told him we were. how did you arrive here? we told him what had happened, and he told us his own history, informing us that he also was a man, his name was endymion, that he had been taken away from earth and brought to this place. 4 which detail from the last two paragraphs of the passage best develops the theme that desire for control can lead to violence? a. \... but phaeton, out of envy, put a stop to it, by opposing me...\ b. \if i succeed in the war which i am now engaged in... you will be happy here.\ c. \... we were overcome, our forces at that time being unequal to theirs.\ d. \i have now resolved to renew the war and establish my colony.\ reset next completion progress almost there!

Explanation:

The theme is about desire for control leading to violence. Option A shows Phaeton's envy - a form of desire for control - leading to opposition, which can potentially lead to violence. Option B is about a promise of happiness if successful in war, not directly about desire for control leading to violence. Option C is about being overcome due to unequal forces, not about desire for control causing violence. Option D is about resolving to renew war for establishing a colony, but doesn't show the direct link of desire for control leading to violence as clearly as Option A.

Answer:

A. " . . . but Phaeton, out of envy, put a stop to it, by opposing me . . . "