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 hippogyps, 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 hippogyps 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 where he reigned as sovereign. “if i succeed in the war which i am now engaged in against the inhabitants of the sun, you will be happy here.” we asked him what the quarrel was about. “phaeton, the king of the sun, has been at war with us for ages. i had the intention of sending some of my subjects to establish a colony in lucifer, which was uninhabited: but phaeton, out of envy, put a stop to it, by opposing me; we were overcome, our forces at that time being unequal to theirs. i have now resolved to renew the war and establish my colony.” which detail from the last two paragraphs of the passage best develops the theme that desire for control can lead to violence? a. “... we were overcome, our forces at that time being unequal to theirs.” b. “i have now resolved to renew the war and establish my colony.” c. “if i succeed in the war which i am now engaged in... you will be happy here.” d. “... but phaeton, out of envy, put a stop to it, by opposing me... ”

Explanation:

The theme is about the desire for control leading to violence. Option B shows Endymion resolving to renew war to establish his colony, which is an act driven by the desire for control (colonization) and results in violence (war). Option A just states a defeat situation without showing the motivation of control. Option C is about the potential outcome of a war for happiness, not directly about the desire - for - control motive. Option D mentions Phaeton's opposition out of envy, not the desire for control leading to violence.

Answer:

B. "I have now resolved to renew the war and establish my colony."