Read the excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey by Homer.

We would entreat you, great Sir, have a care

for the gods' courtesy; Zeus will avenge

the unoffending guest.'

He answered this

from his brute chest, unmoved

'You are a ninny,

or else you come from the other end of nowhere,

telling me, mind the gods! We Cyclopes

care not a whistle for your thundering Zeus

or all the gods in bliss; we have more force by far.

How does this excerpt prove that Odysseus causes his crew's demise?

A. by explaining his haphazard travels

B. by describing his loyalty to Zeus

C. by showing his physical weakness

D. by revealing his ignorant assumptions

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8 June, 20:47

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Harold West · Answer 1

This is a tricky one. I'd say go with D.