Question

read the excerpt from the many adventures of robin hood. ay, marry, will i join with you all, quoth the tinker, for i love a merry jest, and i have three good miles to go. then i asked my lady what i should do, and she told me that i should either join robin hood or the sheriff of nottingham. and i thought to myself, i would rather join a right - merry fellow like robin hood than a sour - faced sheriff. so all turned their steps to the forest depths, where the tinker was to be henceforth. what universal theme does this excerpt represent? money is everything. rebels inspire loyalty. obedience is better than rebellion. cheating will get you everywhere.

Explanation:

The excerpt shows the character Robin Hood and his men being loyal to each other and their cause. Loyalty is a common universal theme. The other options like money - centric, obedience - centric, and cheating - centric ideas are not reflected in the given text.

Answer:

B. Rebels inspire loyalty.