Q1. which best explains the prince's motivation for insisting that the swallow pluck out his sapphire eyes? a. so the swallow can afford to pay for a ship to take him to egypt b. so the swallow can give them to his beloved reed c. so he no longer has to see the misery in the city d. so he can give the jewels to needy people in the city q 2. which best identifies a theme of "a psalm of life"? a. life is full of surprises. b. there is safety in numbers. c. live life to the fullest. d. don't rush into anything in life. q 3. read the first stanza from "perseverance" by johann wolfgang von goethe: we must not hope to be mowers, and to gather the ripe gold ears, unless we have first been sowers and watered the furrows with tears. what is the rhyme scheme of the stanza? a. a b a b b. a a b b c. a b a c d. a b c b