Question

Victor remarks that he was "left to struggle with a child's blindness, added to a student's thirst for knowledge." With those qualities, Victor began his search for the philosopher's stone and "the elixir of life," but soon focused on the latter. Why?

a) He realized the philosopher's stone was a myth.
b) The elixir of life promised eternal youth and knowledge.
c) The philosopher's stone was beyond human reach.
d) He found the elixir of life was easier to create.

Answer 1

Victor focused on the elixir of life because it promised eternal youth and knowledge. The correct answer is B).

Step-by-step explanation:

The reason Victor focused on the elixir of life rather than the philosopher's stone was because the elixir offered the promise of eternal youth and knowledge, as mentioned in the passage. Victor believed that by creating the elixir, he could prolong life for years, and possibly indefinitely, but he also acknowledged that it could have negative consequences and disrupt the natural order of things, causing people to curse it. Therefore, option b) The elixir of life promised eternal youth and knowledge is the correct answer.