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Mr. Sherlock Holmes, who was usually very late in the mornings, save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night, was seated at the breakfast table. I stood upon the hearth-rug and picked up the stick which our visitor had left behind him the night before. It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed, of the sort which is known as a “Penang lawyer.” Just under the head was a broad silver band nearly an inch across. “To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., from his friends of the C.C.H.,” was engraved upon it, with the date “1884.” It was just such a stick as the old-fashioned family practitioner used to carry—dignified, solid, and reassuring. “Well, Watson, what do you make of it?” Holmes was sitting with his back to me, and I had given him no sign of my occupation. “How did you know what I was doing? I believe you have eyes in the back of your head.” “I have, at least, a well-polished, silver-plated coffee-pot in front of me,” said he. “But, tell me, Watson, what do you make of our visitor’s stick? Since we have been so unfortunate as to miss him and have no notion of his errand, this accidental souvenir becomes of importance. Let me hear you reconstruct the man by an examination of it.” “I think,” said I, following as far as I could the methods of my companion, “that Dr. Mortimer is a successful, elderly medical man, well-esteemed since those who know him give him this mark of their appreciation.” “Good!” said Holmes. “Excellent!” "The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Question Use the passage to answer the question. Which pairs of archetypal roles do Holmes and Watson represent in the story? Select the two correct answers. (1 point) Responses hero and trickster hero and trickster warrior and servant warrior and servant hero and sidekick hero and sidekick detective and doctor detective and doctor mentor and student
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GPT-4o mini
In the story, Sherlock Holmes represents the role of the **hero**, while Dr. Watson serves as his **sidekick**. Thus, the correct pair of archetypal roles they represent is:
- **hero and sidekick**
Another appropriate pair, considering their collaborative relationship and the dynamic between them, could also be seen as:
- **mentor and student** (since Holmes often mentors Watson in the art of deduction and investigation).
However, the most straightforward and widely recognized archetypes for Holmes and Watson in this context are:
- **hero and sidekick**
So, the two correct answers would be:
1. hero and sidekick
2. mentor and student (if accepted as a second option, though not one of the most conventional pairings).
If only choosing one, stick to "hero and sidekick" as the primary relationship.
- **hero and sidekick**
Another appropriate pair, considering their collaborative relationship and the dynamic between them, could also be seen as:
- **mentor and student** (since Holmes often mentors Watson in the art of deduction and investigation).
However, the most straightforward and widely recognized archetypes for Holmes and Watson in this context are:
- **hero and sidekick**
So, the two correct answers would be:
1. hero and sidekick
2. mentor and student (if accepted as a second option, though not one of the most conventional pairings).
If only choosing one, stick to "hero and sidekick" as the primary relationship.