But perseus was saved from his folly. two great gods were watching over him. he took ship as soon as he left the king's hall, not daring to see his mother first and tell her what he intended, and he sailed to greece to learn where the three monsters were found. he went to delphi, but all the priestess would say was to bid him seek the land where men eat not demeter's golden grain, but only acorns. so he went to dodona, in the land of oak trees, where the talking oaks were which declared zeus's will and where the selli lived who made their bread from acorns. –“perseus,” edith hamilton which characteristics of a greek hero are shown in this passage? check all that apply.
-is skilled at fighting
-has a group of followers
-goes on a journey
-is of noble or special birth
-receives supernatural
-has a character flaw

the correct answer is:   [d]:   " diagram "   .

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question 1

one of the main differences between central idea and theme is

a) theme is found when you have one main character, central idea is limited to stories with multiple characters.

b) themes are explicitly stated and central ideas are not.

c) central ideas can only be found in narrative writing, while themes can be found in multiple types of literature.

d) central idea can be found in both fiction and nonfiction texts.

question 4

when reading "nameless, tennessee", we know that we are looking for a central idea and not a theme because

a) its a short story. short stories only have a central idea.

b) its a non-fiction text. non-fiction does not have a theme, only central idea.

c) themes are directly stated and there isn't one directly stated in "nameless, tennessee".

d) all of the above.

question 6

read the excerpt.

"we had a doctor on the ridge in them days. as good as any doctor alivin'. he'd cut a crooked toenail or deliver a woman. dead these last years."

how do the details in this excerpt to develop the central idea?

a) they give insight into the doctor's motivation for people.

b) they depict the poverty and lifelessness of the town.

c) they explain why people wanted to get away from the town.

d) they reveal some of the meaningful human history of the unnamed town.