Question
28. According to "Humanities" by Sydney George Fisher, American myth-making differs from ancient myth-making in that:
A. Americans idealize their heroes, while the ancients humanized their gods.
B. Americans humanize their heroes, while the ancients idealized their gods.
C. when writing a historical account, Americans focus on a person's passions and struggles.
D. when writing a historical account, the ancients exaggerated a person's better qualities.
A. Americans idealize their heroes, while the ancients humanized their gods.
B. Americans humanize their heroes, while the ancients idealized their gods.
C. when writing a historical account, Americans focus on a person's passions and struggles.
D. when writing a historical account, the ancients exaggerated a person's better qualities.
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According to "Humanities" by Sydney George Fisher, the correct answer is:
**B. Americans humanize their heroes, while the ancients idealized their gods.**
This reflects the distinction Fisher makes between the ways Americans create narratives around their heroes compared to the methods used in ancient myth-making.
**B. Americans humanize their heroes, while the ancients idealized their gods.**
This reflects the distinction Fisher makes between the ways Americans create narratives around their heroes compared to the methods used in ancient myth-making.