Question

1 they needed a new king in the country of phrygia in asia and there was an old saying at the court that some day they would have a ruler who arrived at the palace in a farm wagon.
2 no one had thought very much about this prophecy but, to the surprise of all, a peasant and his wife drove into the public square one day in an ox cart, bringing their son, midas, on the seat between them. the peasant’s name was gordius, and he dismounted, tying his wagon in such a hard knot that it looked as if he intended that the team should stay there. in fact it was called the gordian knot and it was so hard a knot that it was reported that he who was able to untie it would be the ruler of all asia.
3 the wagon remained there, just outside the palace gates, securely fastened, and gordius and...
read this sentence from passage 1.
6 what did king midas ask but that whatever he touched might be turned to gold!
what effect does this sentence have on the meaning of the passage?

• it emphasizes the extent of bacchus’s power.
• it reveals the surprising extent of midas’s greed.
• it foreshadows midas’s disagreement with bacchus.
• it suggests that midas’s wish could benefit his kingdom.

Explanation:

• Option A: The sentence is about Midas's wish, not Bacchus's power, so A is wrong.
• Option B: Midas asking for everything he touches to turn to gold shows extreme greed, as it's an excessive desire for wealth.
• Option C: The sentence doesn't hint at a disagreement with Bacchus, so C is incorrect.
• Option D: His wish causes problems (e.g., turning food to gold), so it doesn't benefit the kingdom, D is wrong.

Answer:

B. It reveals the surprising extent of Midas’s greed.