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Read the excerpt from Utopia.

They find pearls on their coasts, and diamonds and carbuncles on their rocks; they do not look after them, but, if they find them by chance, they polish them, and with them they adorn their children, who are delighted with them . . .

This excerpt is most likely More’s reaction to his society’s

government.
exploration.
religion.
greed.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
greed.

More is criticizing society’s love of wealth and material riches—Utopians treat gems as trivial toys rather than sources of status or power, highlighting a rejection of greed.