NCEA Level 3 Classical Studies Practice Questions - NCEA Level 3 Classical Studies (NZQA Assessment Standards 91394, 91395, 91396, 91397, 91398) Exam

How does Odysseus demonstrate metis (cunning intelligence) over bie (brute force) during his encounter with Polyphemus?

By identifying himself as 'Outis' ('Nobody'), blinding the Cyclops with a wooden stake, and escaping under sheep's bellies By wrestling Polyphemus with Heracles' belt and trapping him under a boulder By calling upon Poseidon to strike the cave with a sea trident By forging iron swords inside the cave to slay the Cyclops while he slept

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By identifying himself as 'Outis' ('Nobody'), blinding the Cyclops with a wooden stake, and escaping under sheep's bellies

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