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 neither culture was concerned with the origin of pain or suffering.

b one culture values obedience but the other does not.

c the tellers of the first myth were peaceful people, whereas the tellers of the second myth were aggressive warriors.

d women may be considered more susceptible to weakness or wrongdoing in both cultures.

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Which sentence in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich suggests that ivan ilyich and his wife couldn’t even agree on how to raise their children?

Read the sentence. bose ikard, a former slave, managed one of the largest thriving ranches in texas. which is the verb of the sentence? managed thriving a former slave bose ikard