Question

read the text on the right. what is the main idea of this passage? twain believes that money is too important to many in gilded age society. twain is saying that god, not money, is most important in the gilded age. twain believes that god wanted man to be rich during the gilded age. what is the chief end of man?—to get rich. in what way?—dishonestly if we can; honestly if we must. who is god, the one only and true? money is god. —mark twain, 1871

Explanation:

The passage from Mark Twain states that the main goal of humans is to get rich (by any means necessary) and calls money "God," which satirizes the obsession with wealth in the Gilded Age. The first option aligns with this, as it reflects that money was overly important to people in that society. The other options contradict the text: the passage says money is treated as God, not that God is more important, nor that God wanted people to be rich.

Answer:

Twain believes that money is too important to many in Gilded Age society.