Read the following excerpt from "In the One-Eyed Giant's 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 - we've got more force by far.

Which inference about the Cyclops is best supported by the excerpt?

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

B. He is noble in strength and character.

C. He believes the stranger is ignorant.

D. He is arrogant concerning his power.

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Delaney Bailey

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3 June, 12:26

Read the following excerpt from "In the One-Eyed Giant's 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 - we've got more force by far.

Which inference about the Cyclops is best supported by the excerpt?

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

B. He is noble in strength and character.

C. He believes the stranger is ignorant.

D. He is arrogant concerning his power.

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Janet Stuart · Answer 1

I would say A because it talks about they don't even blink at Zeus's shield of storm and thunder. The way i infer that passage, the cyclops acts like he ain't even afraid of zeus