Question

Which distinction best completes the sentence? Select the correct answer from the list.(1 point)Scholars long believed Homer was a poet who was blind and who sang his epic works rather than writing them down.  more recent scholarship suggests that Homer was not blind and wrote revisions of stories that had been in existence for hundreds of years.

Answer 1

The distinction that best completes the sentence is: "However, more recent scholarship suggests that Homer was not blind and wrote revisions of stories that had been in existence for hundreds of years."

This highlights the contrast between the traditional belief about Homer and the new understanding in scholarship regarding his abilities and practices as a poet.