Read the excerpt from The Iliad of Homer. But when for the fourth time they had come around to the well springs then the Father balanced his golden scales, and in them he set two fateful portions of death, which lays men prostrate, one for Achilleus, and one for Hektor, breaker of horses, and balanced it by the middle; and Hektor’s death-day was heavier and dragged downward toward death, and Phoibos Apollo forsook him. Which statement best describes how this passage conveys ancient Greek beliefs?
Answer
A
It establishes the bravery of heroes.
B
It establishes the intelligence of the gods.
C
It establishes the kindness of fate.
D
It establishes the interference of the gods.
Explanation
The passage shows the gods affecting what happens to human beings: Zeus weighs the heroes’ fates, and Apollo abandons Hektor when the scales tip against him. This conveys the ancient Greek belief that gods could intervene in human affairs. The passage is not mainly about the heroes’ bravery or the kindness of fate.
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