Read the following passage and answer the question.

my children, latest generation born from cadmus, why are you sitting here with wreathed sticks in supplication to me, while the city fills with incense, chants and cries of pain?
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so i have come in person—i, oedipus,
whose fame all men acknowledge.
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i shall assist you willingly in every way.
i would be a hard-hearted man indeed,
if i did not pity suppliants like these.

the phrase “born from cadmus” is an example of

a motif
a patronymic
foreshadowing
irony

"as one of our outstanding historical figures once said, ‘when a great democracy is destroyed, it will not be because of enemies from without but rather because of enemies from within.’" (paragraph 7) how does this quote reveal mccarthy’s point of view and advance the purpose of his speech?

Proofread this excerpt from a review of the film tangled. what type of errors does it contain? walt disney studios is back with another delightful film sure to entertain children and adults alike, hat’s off to the writer and director of this charming little endeavor. they have effectively managed to breathe new life into an old classic: by giving rapunzel's tale a fresh twist, instead of the meek and rapunzel of the original disney story; this retelling gives us a spunky and assertive heroine ready to take command of her own life. a. mixed-up tenses b. incorrect verb usage c. spelling errors d. punctuation errors

Which description provides the best objective summary of the article in the passage?