Question

read the sentence.
once again, the spirit of the mountain answered, \as you wish!\ and the stonecutter—no longer a landlord, no longer the sun, no longer a cloud, no longer a stone—was transformed into himself, a grateful man who never again wished to be other than he was.
based on the meaning of the latin prefix trans-, what is the meaning of transformed as it is used in the sentence?
○ rearranged
○ changed
○ switched
○ distorted

Explanation:

The Latin prefix trans- means "across" or "beyond". In the context of the sentence, the stonecutter changes from being a landlord, the sun, a cloud, or a stone to being himself. The word transformed implies a change in form or nature. Among the options, changed best captures this meaning. Rearranged implies a reordering, switched implies an exchange, and distorted implies a twisting or warping, none of which fit the context as well as changed.

Answer:

changed