1. Which is the BEST summary of
the myth?
A. Sisyphus is a very clever mån. He
thinks his cleverness can outwit
even the gods. He traps Thanatos
in his own handcuffs and
escapes
death.
B. Sisyphus cheats death twice, first
by trapping Thanatos and then by
fooling Persephone, but ultimately
he is punished for avoiding his fate.
C. Sisyphus asks his wife not to carry
out the customary funeral rites. .
In this way, he cheats death by
showing that he does not belong in
the Underworld.
D. Sisyphus defies the gods, and his
punishment is to push a rock up a
hill. He is never able to get the rock
all the way to the top and must
begin the task over and over,

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

faithful servants eumaeus and philaetius:

his ragged vest then drawn aside disclosed the sign conspicuous, and the scar exposed: eager they view'd, with joy they stood amazed with tearful eyes o'er all their master gazed:

these servants know ulysses by the scar he got when he was a child - so when he showed them the mark, they immediately knew this is truly their master and they hugged him, finally starting to believe his words.

your answer would be: c