PrepTest 110, Section 4, Question 7
Tragic dramas written in Greece during the fifth(450 more words not shown)
Based on the information presented(15 more words not shown)
- AAgamemnon's motivations are(6 more words not shown)
- BThe nature of(9 more words not shown)
- CAgamemnon's decision-making is(5 more words not shown)
- DAgamemnon is concerned(6 more words not shown)
- EAgamemnon is especially(6 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Lesky gives both sides a role. Artemis imposes the sacrifice as the price of getting the wind, but Agamemnon desperately wants the military victory that wind will let him pursue. My first prediction would include both divine pressure and personal desire. Let's see how the answers express that relationship.
Working the answers
- A
Taking the same path doesn't mean having the same motive. The gods chose it “for their own reasons”; Agamemnon wants victory. We aren't told their reasons match.
- B
“Solely” removes the gods' role. Lesky explicitly acknowledges divine constraint, so the character alone doesn't determine the tragedy.
- CCorrect
His military ambitions do influence him: he “deeply desires a victorious battle.” Initially, this might seem incomplete because it doesn't mention the gods. But it doesn't say his ambitions are the only influence. One supported part of Lesky's interpretation can be the answer without restating the whole thing.
- D
Pleasing Artemis isn't his stated sole concern. He wants the wind so he can reach the battle and pursue victory. Her demand matters in relation to that goal.
- E
Being a ruler is background, not Lesky's explanation of what makes Agamemnon especially tragic. The interpretation concerns his own desires interacting with divine pressure, not a comparison between kings and other people.
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