Question

Jack, an adolescent boy, quits school to head out west to find gold. He spends a year panning for gold until one day he finds a large nugget and heads into town to cash it in. A corrupt gold exchange officer weighs the piece and offers the boy 1,500 dollars for his find. Jack takes it happily but later realizes that the officer cheated him of 500 dollars because Jack didn't understand the math needed to figure the worth of the gold.

What would a culture that tells this story most likely value?
A. The value of pursuing wealth
B. The importance of receiving an education
C. The value of outwitting people
D. The importance of seeking real adventure

Answer 1

The importance of receiving an education. (APEX)

Answer 2

The answer is B: the importance of receiving an education.

Many people desire wealth and things they imagine would set them in a superior or better position, which in itself is not entirely wrong. However, those that want to achieve this goal and aren't willing to sacrifice and take the steps to fulfill it, as this boy that quits the school, end up being sorry. The very thing he rejected (education) was what he lacked to manage things better.