Which statement is true? a. the united states used the great white fleet to impress other countries. b. the united states used the great white fleet to attack china. c. the united states built the great white fleet to respond to natural disasters. d. the united states sent the great white fleet to protect japan from russia.

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.