Read the excerpt from The Odyssey . "I am Laertes' son, Odysseus. Men hold me formidable for guile in peace and war: this fame has gone abroad to the sky's rim. Which paraphrase of this excerpt contains the central idea of the speech?

Odysseus identifies himself as Laertes’ son and says that people know him for his skill and cunning in both peace and war. He adds that this reputation has spread widely. Choice D includes both his parentage and his broad respect for his abilities, while the other choices leave out part of the central idea or give a reason the excerpt does not support.

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