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question 9 of 22
read the following excerpt from \in the one-eyed giants cave\ from homer’s odyssey, in which the one-eyed giant describes the cyclops:

stranger, he grumbled back from his brutal heart,
you must be a fool, stranger, or come from nowhere,
telling me to fear the gods or avoid their wrath!
we cyclops never blink at zeus and zeus shield
of storm and thunder, and any other blessed god —
weve got more force by far.

which inference about the cyclops is best supported by the excerpt?

a. he is noble in strength and character.

b. he believes the stranger is ignorant.

c. he does not fear the wrath of the gods.

d. he is arrogant concerning his power.

Explanation:

The Cyclops explicitly states he does not fear the gods or their wrath ("telling me to fear the gods or avoid their wrath! We Cyclops never blink at Zeus..."). This directly supports option C. Option A is incorrect (no mention of noble character), B is partially implied but not the best inference, and D (arrogance) is a possible tone but not the explicit inference from the text.

Answer:

C. He does not fear the wrath of the gods.