Central idea: Utopians strive to make gold and silver less valuable. Which statement provides a critique of the central idea? Th
e Utopians use gold to make chains and earrings for enslaved people. To show their disinterest in gold, Utopians drink from earthen cups. It is a waste to use gold for everyday purposes, because it is hard to find. Thomas More wrote during a time when gold was highly valued.
<h2>C) It is a waste to use gold for everyday purposes, because it is hard to find. </h2><h2 /><h2>Explanation:</h2><h2 />
An utopia is an assumed community or society that maintains highly beneficial or nearly perfect conditions for its citizens. The opposition of a utopia is a dystopia. One could also say that a utopia is an ideal place that has been planned so there are no problems. In many cultures, societies, and religions, there is some story or fantasy of a different past when humankind lived in a modest and simplistic state, but at the same time one of perfect happiness and fulfillment.
The correct answer is letter A (lamented). This is so because the blank comes immediately after the subject of the sentence, which means that a verb is needed to define the action or state.
