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The Odyssey
by Homer

My friends advise me, and to quit the shore.

Their wholesome counsel rashly I declined,

Curious to view the man of monstrous kind,

And try what social rites a savage lends:

Dire rites, alas! and fatal to my friends."
One theme suggested by this passage is that people expect to be greeted with hospitality. Which other universal theme does this passage suggest?

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the danger of being rude to strangers
the danger of being rude to strangers

the need to take care when choosing one’s friends
the need to take care when choosing one’s friends

the danger of acting on your curiosity
the danger of acting on your curiosity

the need to keep going when you feel like quitting

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the danger of acting on your curiosity

Explanation: The speaker ignores his friends' advice because of curiosity about the "man of monstrous kind," and that curiosity leads to "dire rites" and fatal consequences for his friends.