Question

Use the passage from The Story of Troy by M. Clarke to answer the question.

The term “Achilles’ heel” is often used as an allusion in literature. Which statement best describes the allusion to Achilles in the term “Achilles’ heel”?

(1 point)
Responses

a wise person’s serious mistake
a wise person’s serious mistake

a strong person’s weak area
a strong person’s weak area

something that is divinely ordained
something that is divinely ordained

something that is potentially fatal

Answer 1

a strong person’s weak area

Explanation: Achilles was nearly invulnerable except for his heel; the phrase refers to a single vulnerability in an otherwise strong person.