Which statement from Passage 1 BEST supports the author's claim that Big Ben is known for its
reliability?
At the north end of the Palace of Westminster
emerges an iconic London landmark referred to as
Big Ben
The clock's other four bells are used as quarter
bells
The clock tower survived the attack, and Big Ben
continued to sound on the hour.
Soon after the Great Clock was installed the tower's
bells were mounted in the belfry.

b

Explanation:

B because it explains the importance of the subject.

The clock's other four bells are used as quarter

bells

Explanation:

The excerpt proves that Odysseus’s men caused their own problems option A. by describing their neglect of orders. Odyssey is a Greek poem by Homer in which Odysseus is the protagonist, and he is on a ship with his men, and they are struggling to return to their home.

Further description about the poem Odyssey is as follows:

•In the story, Odysseus was warned to not kill the cattle in Helios’s island, otherwise the men would be destroyed along with their boat.

•In the excerpt, it is seen that the men were the cause of their problems as they demanded to land on the island and then they neglected the orders of Odysseus to not touch the cattle.

•They broke their promise and neglected their orders when the food on the ship was finished and that led to their deaths due to a storm created by Zeus.

Therefore, the correct option is A that the men neglected their orders and caused trouble for themselves.

Learn more about the Greek poem ‘Odyssey’ here:

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