Question

Read the excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey.

Out of the cave

the mammoth Polyphemus roared in answer:

‘Nohbdy, Nohbdy's tricked me, Nohbdy's ruined me!’
To this rough shout they made a sage reply:
‘Ah well, if nobody has played you foul
there in your lonely bed, we are no use in pain
given by great Zeus. Let it be your father,
Poseidon Lord, to whom you pray.'

What theme is best revealed by this conflict?

A) Humor can relieve tense situations.
B) It is important to be loyal to friends and family.
C) Trickery is a valuable weapon in battle.
D) Riddles are best solved with many minds.

Answer 1

My guess would be C. Trickery is a valuable weapon in battle.
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Answer 2

C) Trickery is a valuable weapon in battle.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the famous passage of the Odyssey where Ulises blinds the Cyclops in order to escape, as he and his men are escaping, he yells at the Cyclops that “nobody” (outis, in Greek, which is one of many pseudonyms that Homer reserves for Ulises or Odysseus) was the one who blinded him. As the Cyclops looks for help so that they can stop Ulises, nobody pays him any attention since he himself screams that “nobody” has injured him. Trickery, indeed, one of Ulises most renowned characteristics, is a valuable weapon in battle.