2. PART B: Which phrase from the text best supports
the answers to Part A?
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A "Many years later, Oedipus is told by a drunk
that Polybus is not his real father but when he
asks his parents, they deny it." (Paragraph 5)
B "They fight over who has the right to go first and
Oedipus kills Laius in self defense, unwittingly
fulfilling part of the prophecy." (Paragraph 6).
C "Oedipus was the first to answer the riddle
correctly. Having heard Oedipus' answer, the
Sphinx is astounded and inexplicably kills itself,
freeing Thebes." ( Paragraph 7)
D "He is exiled from Thebes and spends the
remainder of his life wandering the desert."
(Paragraph 9)

Which two lines in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that emperor nero was ruthless? each choice is in brackets. [an hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making inquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.] [“bring him to me here this instant,” said he, “and let marcus with his knife and branding-iron be in attendance.”] [“rumours! ” cried the angry nero. “what do you mean, arsenius? i tell you that the fellow was an ignorant upstart, with the bearing of a boor and the voice of a peacock.] [i have half a mind to burn their town about their ears so that they may remember my visit.”] [“i conquered! you are mad, arsenius. what do you mean? ”] [it is whispered that for once the great god pan has condescended to measure himself against a mortal.”]