Question

from \creative madness lives on in bavaria\
by linda d. kozaryn

1. they said he was mad, but since his death more than 110 years ago, 1.5 million people have come to southern germany to see the fruits of bavarian king ludwig ii’s madness.

1. tourists flock to neuschwanstein castle, one of three palaces ludwig ii built in the mid - to - late 1800s in the bavarian alps south of munich. linderhof palace and herrenchiemsee palace draw their share of tourists, but neuschwanstein is the main attraction, especially for americans.

1. for countless moviegoers, neuschwanstein will always be the place where “fairy tales come true.” the walt disney co. used the castle as the basis for fairy - tale replicas at theme parks in california, florida, france and japan.

1. disney also featured neuschwanstein’s likeness in his classic children’s films. as the young at heart know: cinderella lost her glass slipper at midnight on the castle steps; prince charming braved the enchanted castle to find a sleeping beauty; and snow white escaped the castle, fleeing a wickedly jealous stepmother.

1. disney’s characters traditionally lived happily ever after. this was not the case for king ludwig. after spending a fortune building elaborate palaces, he was found dead at the age of 40. his death remains a mystery; it may have been the result of a plot to end his costly, palace - building frenzy.

which two quotations support the idea that ludwig’s castles were incredibly elaborate?
□ \the king built the castle in wagner’s honor and named it neuschwanstein.\ (paragraph 13)
□
eturning to his mountain homeland in the alps near oberammergau, he shifted his focus from being a monarch to becoming a master builder.\ (paragraph 11)
□ \paint, plaster and mesh turned one room into a grotto, complete with stalactites, stalagmites and a bubbling spring.\ (paragraph 16)
□ \for four years, 14 woodcarvers worked solely on the king’s oak - bedecked bed chamber.\ (paragraph 15)
□ \in 1869, ludwig began construction of a palace close to his parents’ castle in the town of hohenschwangau.\ (paragraph 12)

Explanation:

1. The quotation about converting a room into a grotto with detailed, non-essential decorative features (stalactites, stalagmites, a spring) shows an extremely elaborate, over-the-top construction choice.
2. The quotation about 14 woodcarvers working four years solely on an oak bed highlights an excessive, highly detailed, labor-intensive element of the castle, proving incredible elaboration.

Answer:

• "Paint, plaster and mesh turned one room into a grotto, complete with stalactites, stalagmites and a bubbling spring." (paragraph 16)
• "For four years, 14 woodcarvers worked solely on the king's oak-bedecked bed chamber." (paragraph 15)