Question

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1. the apennine mountains run like a limb stretching out eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped som
2. called italy. there were several nations living round these hill
3. and latins being the chief. the latins and the sabines were
4. like the greeks. there were a great many settlements of gre
5. italy, and they learned something from them. they had a gre
6. had its own guardian. these were called lares, or penates,
7. represented as little figures of dogs lying by the hearth, or as
8. this is the reason that the bars, which close in an open heart

9.

1. whenever there was a meal in the house, the master began b
2. lares, and also to his own ancestors, of whom he kept figure
3. much of their families, and all one family had the same name
4. tullius or appius, the daughters only changing it by making it
5. and the men having separate names standing first, such as
6. sisters were only numbered to distinguish them.

which phrase from lines 10 - 11 helps the author portray that family is important to these people?
a \...meal in the house...\
b \...pouring out wine...\
c \...to his own ancestors...\

Explanation:

To determine which phrase portrays family importance, we analyze each option:

• Option A ("...Meal in the house...") focuses on the meal setting, not family significance.
• Option B ("...Pouring out wine...") relates to a ritual or action, not family.
• Option C ("...To his own ancestors...") shows the master's act of acknowledging his ancestors during a meal, highlighting respect for family lineage, which emphasizes family importance.

Answer:

C. "...To his own ancestors..."