Read the passage from "The Lady, or the Tiger.”It mattered not that he might already possess a wife and family, or that his affections might be engaged upon an object of his own selection; the king allowed no such subordinate arrangements to interfere with his great scheme of retribution and reward.
Answer
A
the wisdom of a good leader
B
the love of a people for the king
C
the carelessness of the ruling class
D
the rewards of a job well done
Explanation
The king disregards the young man’s existing family and personal feelings because they do not fit his system of punishment and reward. This shows the ruling class’s lack of concern for the lives and wishes of ordinary people, which is best captured by “the carelessness of the ruling class.”
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