Which best describes John C. Calhoun? A. a two-time vice president who supported slavery and states’ rights
B. one of the great orators in history who ran for president four times
C. a Massachusetts senator who was antislavery but supported compromise
D. a president who declared nullification was a form of treason

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.