Brutus: what a blunt fellow is this grown to be! he was quick mettle when he went to school. blunt – adj. not smart. mettle – n. wit; intelligence. which statement paraphrases this excerpt best? this guy is really smart, just like he was when he was in school! this man has gone to blacksmith school and has become very dull. this man has gone to school but should not have done because he is just a blacksmith. this man, who was smart in school, has grown up to be unintelligent.

The statement that paraphrases this excerpt best is "This man, who was smart in school, has grown up to be unintelligent."

Explanation:

The objective of paraphrasing a sentence is to make it easier to read and keep the same message with different words and different structure, some elements can be changed or omitted as long as they do not affect the general message. Some words have similar meanings, but in the paraphrased sentence are clearer, for example, blunt fellow = unintelligent, quick mettle = smart.

the correct answer is:   [d]:   " espionage " .

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b. and i with my fighting heart, i thought at

first / to steal up to him [the cyclops].   the cyclops’ actions first odysseus to take

action after killing his men and trapping in the cave revealed his intent of

doing them harm.   that is why odysseus

blinded him to enable him and his men to escape.