The Civil Service Act of 1883: a. favored candidates with political influence. b. applied only to women. c. created a merit system for government workers. d. was passed in response to the assassination of President Lincoln. e. applied only to elected officeholders.

Read the excerpt from the odyssey. 'o cyclops! would you feast on my companions? puny, am i, in a caveman's hands? how do you like the beating that we gave you, you cannibal? eater of guests under your roof! zeus and the gods have paid you! ' according to this excerpt, a. odysseus is fearful of the cyclops. b. is prideful and overly confident. c. has been weakened by the cyclops. d. has regrets about staying on the island.