Read the following excerpt from "In the One-Eyed Giant's Cave":

[The Cyclops) have no meeting place for council, no

laws either,

no, upon the mountain peaks they live in arching

caverns -

each a law to himself, ruling his wives and children,

not a care in the world for any neighbor.

Which inference about the Cyclops is best supported by this excerpt?

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O

A. They are mountain cave dwellers.

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O

B. They are self-absorbed and uncaring.

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O

C. They are lazy and careless.

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O

D. They do not govern collectively.

The correct answer is B. they are self-absorbed and uncaring.

Explanation:

Instead of living in mountain tops, cyclops dwelled in caverns. They ruled their families arbitrarily. They were lawless and had no social manners. That is why later on this book, they eat Odysseus friends violently and without any warning.

In addition, cyclops disregarded Zeus and any of the other Gods, they betrayed those around them mainly by forging weapons for them.

Cyclops were lawless creatures who had no concern of the world around them.

B. They are self-absorbed and uncaring.