Question

Read the following passage and respond to the questions that follow. "The Lady or the Tiger" text
Which piece of evidence best reveals the lose-lose reality of the king's arena? (1 point)
Responses

"the accused person was instantly punished if he found himself guilty, and if innocent, he was rewarded on the spot" (Paragraph 7)
"the accused person was instantly punished if he found himself guilty, and if innocent, he was rewarded on the spot" (Paragraph 7)

"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." (Paragraph 6)
"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." (Paragraph 6)

"Without the slightest hesitation, he went to the door on the right, and opened it." (Paragraph 18)
"Without the slightest hesitation, he went to the door on the right, and opened it." (Paragraph 18)

"This vast amphitheater...in which crime was punished, or virtue rewarded, by the decrees of an impartial and incorruptible chance." (Paragraph 3)

Answer 1

"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." (Paragraph 6)

Reason: This line shows that even the "reward" could be harmful or unwanted, so either outcome (guilty or innocent) could ruin a man's life — a true lose-lose.