Question

read the excerpt from gilgamesh: a new english version
at four hundred miles they stopped to eat,
at a thousand miles they pitched their camp.
they had traveled for just three days and nights,
a six weeks journey for ordinary men.
when the sun was setting, they dug a well,
they filled their waterskins with fresh water,
gilgamesh climbed to the mountaintop.
he poured out flour as an offering and said,
\mountain, bring me a favorable dream\
which feature of epic poetry does this excerpt most clearly show?
o a courageous hero who answers a call to adventure
a journey filled with many challenges
a vast setting of distant landscapes
supernatural forces, such as gods or monsters, that intervene

Explanation:

The excerpt describes traveling vast distances (four hundred miles, a thousand miles) which indicates a large - scale, expansive setting. It doesn't mention a hero answering a call (no indication of a call being answered), there are no challenges described in terms of obstacles to overcome (just travel and setting up camp), and there are no supernatural forces like gods or monsters present.

Answer:

a vast setting of distant landscapes