Read the excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey by Homer.We would entreat you, great Sir, have a carefor the gods' courtesy; Zeus will avenge the unoffending guest.'He answered thisfrom his brute chest, unmoved'You are a ninny,or else you come from the other end of nowhere,telling me, mind the gods! We Cyclopes care not a whistle for your thundering Zeusor all the gods in bliss; we have more force by far.
Answer
A
by explaining his haphazard travels
B
by describing his loyalty to Zeus
C
by showing his physical weakness
D
by revealing his ignorant assumptions
Explanation
The Cyclops dismisses Zeus and claims that the Cyclopes are stronger than all the gods. His confidence in this belief reveals his ignorance and lack of respect for divine power. Therefore, Homer characterizes him by revealing his ignorant assumptions.
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