1.The boys swore that the books were

a. his
b. theirs
c. their's
d. theirs'

Which two lines in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that emperor nero was ruthless? each choice is in brackets. [an hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making inquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.] [“bring him to me here this instant,” said he, “and let marcus with his knife and branding-iron be in attendance.”] [“rumours! ” cried the angry nero. “what do you mean, arsenius? i tell you that the fellow was an ignorant upstart, with the bearing of a boor and the voice of a peacock.] [i have half a mind to burn their town about their ears so that they may remember my visit.”] [“i conquered! you are mad, arsenius. what do you mean? ”] [it is whispered that for once the great god pan has condescended to measure himself against a mortal.”]

Use what you know about odysseus and how he was changed over the course of his journey to explain how the theme " true strength is knowing when not to act" is shown in the story

Which quotation from the passage best supports the inference that before traveling to italy, jasmin had not spent much time outside of the united states? a-"there was no other way to describe what jasmin witnessed—she emerged into an alternate realm." b-"she knew that if she had been alone, she would surely have reversed course and retreated home." c- "jasmin felt that she was finally fitting in within her community of las vegas, nevada." d-"people were traveling here and there without paying much attention to the pair of americans."