Zeus answered, “Do you not know, Prometheus, that every gift brings a penalty? This is the way the Fates weave destiny—by which gods also must abide. Man does not have fire, true, nor the crafts which fire teaches. On the other hand, he does not know disease, warfare, old age, or that inward pest called worry. He is happy, I say, happy without fire. And so he shall remain.” Which choice BEST describes how paragraph 5 contributes to the theme of the myth?

It shows Prometheus’s belief that man deserves knowledge of fire.
It shows Prometheus’s belief that man deserves knowledge of fire.

It shows Zeus’s belief that knowledge comes with a price.
It shows Zeus’s belief that knowledge comes with a price.

It indicates that knowing about fire does not have many benefits.
It indicates that knowing about fire does not have many benefits.

It indicates that no one can change their fate—even the gods.
It indicates that no one can change their fate—even the gods.

Zeus answered, “Do you not know, Prometheus, that every gift brings a penalty? This is the way the Fates weave destiny—by which gods also must abide. Man does not have fire, true, nor the crafts which fire teaches. On the other hand, he does not know disease, warfare, old age, or that inward pest called worry. He is happy, I say, happy without fire. And so he shall remain.”

Which choice BEST describes how paragraph 5 contributes to the theme of the myth?

It shows Prometheus’s belief that man deserves knowledge of fire.
It shows Prometheus’s belief that man deserves knowledge of fire.

It shows Zeus’s belief that knowledge comes with a price.
It shows Zeus’s belief that knowledge comes with a price.

It indicates that knowing about fire does not have many benefits.
It indicates that knowing about fire does not have many benefits.

It indicates that no one can change their fate—even the gods.
It indicates that no one can change their fate—even the gods.