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                The Cyclops shows that he has no fear of Zeus by _____.
A) calling Odysseus a ninny
B) asking where Odysseus's ship is
C) invoking the name of Poseidon
D) eating six of Odysseus's men
            
        A) calling Odysseus a ninny
B) asking where Odysseus's ship is
C) invoking the name of Poseidon
D) eating six of Odysseus's men
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                    Answered by
            Anonymous
            
    Which of the following choices best describes the language used in the extended simile comparing Odysseus to a musician as he strings the bow (lines 142-151, shown below)?
"But the man skilled in all ways of contending,
satisfied by the great bow's look and heft,
like a musician, like a harper, when
with quiet hand upon his instrument
he draws between his thumb and forefinger
a sweet new string upon a peg: so effortlessly
Odysseus in one motion strung the bow.
Then slid his right hand down the cord and plucked it,
so the taut gut vibrating hummed and sang
a swallow's note.
A) Harsh and strident
B) Rhythmic and fast
C) Flowing and harmonious
D) Resounding and celebratory***
    
"But the man skilled in all ways of contending,
satisfied by the great bow's look and heft,
like a musician, like a harper, when
with quiet hand upon his instrument
he draws between his thumb and forefinger
a sweet new string upon a peg: so effortlessly
Odysseus in one motion strung the bow.
Then slid his right hand down the cord and plucked it,
so the taut gut vibrating hummed and sang
a swallow's note.
A) Harsh and strident
B) Rhythmic and fast
C) Flowing and harmonious
D) Resounding and celebratory***
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                    Answered by
            Sherlock Holmes
            
    Its A and C i think
    
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