Select two characteristics of the Odyssey’s structure that make it an epic poem. A. Book 1 is structured as an introduction to a long, perilous journey.

B. Book 9 is structured as an introduction to the serious, important themes in Book 12.

C. Books 9 and 12 are structured as episodic adventures, each with a climax.

D. Books 9 and 12 are structured to show how people change, especially the main character.

E. Book 12 is structured as a conclusion to all the preceding events.

Isaw clearly the doom which had been prepared for me, and congratulated myself upon the timely accident by which ! had escaped. another step before my fall, and the world had seen me no more and the death just avoided was of that very character which i had regarded as fabulous and frivolous in the tales respecting the inquisition. to the victims of its tyranny, there was the choice of death with its direst physical agonies, or death with its most hideous moral horrors. i had been reserved for the latter. by long suffering my nerves had been unstrung, until i trembled at the sound of my own voice, and had become in every respect a fitting subject for the species of torture which awaited me. which torture does the passage above reference? a. being eaten alive by rats b.being sliced open by a giant blade c.being killed by falling into a hole d. being burned alive