Which conclusion best explains how the exerpts organizational pattern communicates the authors purpose?

In the context of the passage, what does the word torpid mean? b. predatory a. energetic c. dormant d. aquatic

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 d(arn)ed cannibal? eater of guests under your roof! zeus and the gods have paid you! ' according to this excerpt, odysseus (a)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.

What is rand's reason for including the ra. pe scene?   how does the event change both roark and dominique?   discuss how current attitudes on relations between the se. xes have changed since the publication of the fountainhead.