Read the excerpt from The Iliad of Homer."But now my death is upon me.Let me at least not die without a struggle, inglorious,but do some big thing first, that men to come shall know of it.” So [Hektor] spoke, and pulling out the sharp sword that was slungat the hollow of his side, huge and heavy, and gatheringhimself together, he made his swoop . . .
Answer
A
by illustrating Hektor’s quest for heroism
B
by showing the triumph of Hektor’s physical strength
C
by showing a deity’s involvement in human lives
D
by illustrating a community’s respect for funeral rites
Explanation
Hektor knows he is about to die, but he wants to perform a great deed so that people in the future will remember him. That desire for lasting fame through courageous action reflects the heroic values of the epic. The excerpt therefore illustrates Hektor’s quest for heroism, not a deity’s involvement or funeral customs.
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