Question

Select the line that best supports the theme greed can prompt bad decisions.

"King Midas returned my beloved teacher to me, / so I rewarded him with a wish—whatever he wanted would be." (Lines 1–2)
"Midas cried, 'Give my fingers a golden touch! / Then, I shall have a gilded kingdom and such.'" (Lines 3–4)
"I tried to make him see the err of his choice, / but he would not heed the caution in my voice." (Lines 4–5)
"Yet, maybe if I had put up more of a fight and a fret, / then I wouldn't have to live with all this regret." (Lines 15–16)

Answer 1

Lines 3-4

Step-by-step explanation:

Midas makes a bad decision to have everything he touches turn to gold. His greed rules his decisions and he overlooks the possible downsides to having this ability.

Answer 2

The lines that best support the theme that greed can prompt bad decisions are lines 3-4: "Midas cried, 'Give my fingers a golden touch! / Then, I shall have a gilded kingdom and such."

Step-by-step explanation:

By reading these lines, the reader can see how greedy the character of Midas is. He can ask for anything, but what he wants is his fingers to have a golden touch, his desire is shallow, he just wants to turn everything he wants into gold and doesn't think about the other side of his desire. His choice is not the best and he can't see that because of how greedy he is.