Answer
- A myth
Look for the key words that give away the type of passage this is, such as deities, Greek hero, centaur, and the names of demigods like Artemis. A eulogy is typically a speech given at a funeral, making Choice A incorrect. Choices C and D are incorrect, as “virgin huntresses” and “centaurs” are typically not found in historical or professional documents.
Read the following passage and answer the question below.
Excerpt from Sir Hames George Frazer’s The Golden Bough
The other of the minor deities at Nemi was Virbius. Legend had it that Virbius was the young Greek hero Hippolytus, chaste and fair, who learned the art of venery from the centaur Chiron, and spent all his days in the greenwood chasing wild beasts with the virgin huntress Artemis (the Greek counterpart of Diana) for his only comrade.
Based on a prior knowledge of literature, the reader can infer this passage is taken from which of the following?
- A eulogy
- A myth
- A historical document
- A technical document
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