At the end of this excerpt the author states that Buck "has saved himself by not becoming a mere pampered house dog How has Buck "saved himselt" from his environment? Select one Buck exercises when he is outdoors so that he has strong Tuacles to help him guard his family O Buck still feels the instinct to hunt and swm even though his civilized surroundings do not require him to Buck hunts and swims to become bigger like his lammer Elmo so that the judge is reminded of Elmo Buck shows the house dogs and the kennel dogs how strong and free he is when he is outdoors

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.”]