Which excerpt from the odyssey best demonstrates the importance of perseverance in greek society? long ships with good stout planks athwart—would fighters rig them to ride the barren sea, except for hunger? “i learned to keep my head in hardship—years of war and years at sea. let this new trial come.” the young men, afterward, hunted wild goats with him, and hare, and deer, but he had grown old in his master's absence. no man of woman born could work these wonders by his own craft, unless a god came into it with ease to turn him young or old at will.

Read the poem from "my brothers’ flying machine: orville, wilbur, and me" by jane yolen first before answering these questions. part a: how do lines 1–23 most support a theme of the poem? question 1 options: a by describing how heavy the constructed plane would be b by detailing the commitment that went into the first flight c by showing how tunnels were used to make test flights d by illustrating the challenges of fueling the plane read the poem from "my brothers’ flying machine: orville, wilbur, and me" by jane yolen first before answering these questions. part b which evidence from the poem best supports the answer to part a (question 1)? question 2 options: a “now they worked dawn to dusk / so absorbed in what they were doing,” (lines 1–2) b “they learned about lift and drag.” (line 9) c “gasoline was gravity-fed into the engine” (line 19) d “over six hundred pounds of aeroplane— / it could not be assembled whole in our shop.” (lines 22–23)