Discussion
Socrates said, “Virtue is its own reward.”
Answer: A
Correct answer: Socrates said that virtue is its own reward.
A general truth keeps its present tense even after a past reporting verb, because it is as true when reported as when said. This is the standing exception to backshift, and it is what the question is testing.
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