What motivates odysseus to tell a lie to the cyclops?

odysseus knows that poseidon is the cyclops’ father.
odysseus is afraid the cyclops will steal their ship.
odysseus does not want to reveal their only means of escape.
odysseus does not know what has happened to his ship.

What does the candle symbolize in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich? “when i am not, what will there be? there will be nothing. then where shall i be when i am no more? can this be dying? no, i don’t want to! ” he jumped up and tried to light the candle, felt for it with trembling hands, dropped candle and candlestick on the floor, and fell back on his pillow. a. ivan ilyich’s shallow lifestyle b. ivan ilyich’s troubled conscience c. ivan ilyich’s murky past d. ivan ilyich’s approaching death