6. steve read two myths. one told the story of a woman whose curiosity led her to open a forbidden box. she disobeyed the order to leave the box untouched. when she opened it, all kinds of pain and evil were released into the world.
he read another myth in which the origin of pain, suffering, and struggle is attributed to a woman who disobeyed an order to avoid eating the fruit from a special tree.
which of the following could be true about the cultural context of the two myths?
a. the tellers of the first myth were peaceful people, where as the tellers of the second myth were aggressive warriors.
b. one culture values obedience but the other does not.
c neither culture was concerned with the origin of pain or suffering.
d. women may be considered more susceptible to weakness or wrongdoing in both cultures.

Why it's time to lay the stereotype of the 'teen brain’ to rest 2. part b: which detail from the text best supports the answer to part a? a “brain deficits don’t make teens do risky things; lack of experience and a drive to explore the world are the real factors.” (paragraph 1) b “according to this theory, the prefrontal cortex, the center of the brain’s cognitive-control system, matures more slowly than the limbic system, which governs desires and appetites including drives for food and sex.” (paragraph 5) c “in experiments that mimic the well-known marshmallow test, in which waiting for a bigger reward is a sign of self-control, adolescents are less impulsive than children and only slightly more so than adults.” (paragraph 12) d “the majority of adolescents do not die in car crashes, become victims of homicide or suicide, experience major depression, become addicted to drugs or contract sexually transmitted infections.” (paragraph 14)