15) Which BEST states the central idea of the passage? A)
None of these choices represent the central idea
of the passage.
B)
To be successful takes lots of practice and
reading books about how to get ahead.
Success comes to those who study the great
C) masters of the field to learn the best techniques
to use.
Success is not the result of reading so called
D) experts, rather it is either due to talent or the
ability to cheat.

the answer is a)   a sentence of death costs the state "almost three times as much as a sentence of life in prison" (delon 147)

b

explanation:

gilgamesh is a hero by birth as the epic explains it. in the epic the birth is explained in the way which tells us that gilgamesh’s creation was made perfect by the contribution of various god and that signifies the goal in his life, which was to become a hero and save mankind. an example from the text says. "the glorious sun shamash bestowed upon him glory; adad the terrible god of storms bestowed upon him courage. the great gods perfected his magnificence beyond all others, terrible like the great wild bull. two thirds god they made him; one third man they made him." a man born with superhuman qualities and partly god is destined to be a hero.

the heroic deeds carried by him later in his life also prove the heroic character of gilgamesh. for example hi battle with the ultimate beast humbaba is a proof of his bravery and characteristic heroism. gilgamesh was warned about the beast as the text says about humbaba “whose roar is a flood, whose mouth is fire, whose breath is death". but with the superhuman strength gilgamesh did the job