a king had three daughters, and psyche was the fairest—so stunning, in fact, that strangers took her for venus, goddess of beauty.
this angered venus, so she called hither her son cupid. \wound this precocious mortal maid called psyche, and let her fall in love with some churlish creature,\ commanded venus.
cupid made ready his arrows and flew to earth, but, so moved by her loveliness, he unintentionally wounded himself with his own shaft and fell instantly in love with psyche. he returned to the heavens, saying not a word of what had passed.
venus, seeing no favorable results, put a spell upon the maiden so that no suitor would come to woo her, and then destined her to marry a monster.
giving in to her fate, psyche climbed the mountaintop where the wind carried her to a place where she only ever heard her husband’s voice. yet, he provided everything that could delight a young princess, and she grew to love him.
here is a necessity that keeps me hidden,\ he explained, \only trust me.\
one day, her peevish sisters came and advised she see his face while he slept, and psyche submitted to their ill advice. uncovered under the lamp’s light, she found the most beautiful, most irresistible of all immortals, and cupid opened his eyes. with sudden grief, cupid knew psyche’s doubt and felt a bee had stung his heart, so he flew away, leaving her alone.
passage 2
cupid stung
adapted from cupid stung
by thomas moore
cupid, once upon a bed,
of roses laid his weary head;
luckless urchin, not to see,
within the leaves, a slumbering bee.
the bee awaked, with anger wild,
the bee awaked, and stung the child.
loud delight a piteous cries,
\oh, mother! i am wounded through,
stung by some little angry thing that flew,
like a mean serpent on a tiny wing,
an ugly bee it was, for once, i know it was so.\
then she said, \my infant, if so much
thou feel the little wild bee’s touch,
how must the heart, ah, cupid! be,
the hapless heart that’s stung by thee!\
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which is the best objective summary of \cupid and psyche\?
a. when cupid pierces himself with his arrow, he falls in love with psyche but cannot reveal his identity, as venus has cast a spell on psyche so that she can only marry a monster. psyche, however, does not heed cupid’s wish to trust him and looks on his beautiful face, which hurts him in the end.
b. when psyche’s destiny to marry a monster is revealed to her, she accepts her doomed fate and climbs the mountaintop. surprisingly, she is carried to a beautiful place where she is well taken care of but only hears her husband, who is later revealed not as a monster but cupid himself. she is one lucky girl.
c. psyche’s sisters are awful, as they are obviously jealous of psyche’s situation of living a wonderful life with a loving husband. full of green - eyed envy, the sisters convince psyche to sneak into her husband’s room at night to see his face, even if it means that she might lose it all, including his trust.
d. out of rage, venus enlists cupid’s help to avenge her from a mortal maid, who is known for her looks so beautiful she is mistaken as the goddess herself. the plan backfires, and cupid secretly falls in love. readers can only hope that venus never finds out that cupid is the one who married her.

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a king had three daughters, and psyche was the fairest—so stunning, in fact, that strangers took her for venus, goddess of beauty.
this angered venus, so she called hither her son cupid. \wound this precocious mortal maid called psyche, and let her fall in love with some churlish creature,\ commanded venus.
cupid made ready his arrows and flew to earth, but, so moved by her loveliness, he unintentionally wounded himself with his own shaft and fell instantly in love with psyche. he returned to the heavens, saying not a word of what had passed.
venus, seeing no favorable results, put a spell upon the maiden so that no suitor would come to woo her, and then destined her to marry a monster.
giving in to her fate, psyche climbed the mountaintop where the wind carried her to a place where she only ever heard her husband’s voice. yet, he provided everything that could delight a young princess, and she grew to love him.
	here is a necessity that keeps me hidden,\ he explained, \only trust me.\
one day, her peevish sisters came and advised she see his face while he slept, and psyche submitted to their ill advice. uncovered under the lamp’s light, she found the most beautiful, most irresistible of all immortals, and cupid opened his eyes. with sudden grief, cupid knew psyche’s doubt and felt a bee had stung his heart, so he flew away, leaving her alone.
passage 2
cupid stung
adapted from cupid stung
by thomas moore
cupid, once upon a bed,
of roses laid his weary head;
luckless urchin, not to see,
within the leaves, a slumbering bee.
the bee awaked, with anger wild,
the bee awaked, and stung the child.
loud delight a piteous cries,
\oh, mother! i am wounded through,
stung by some little angry thing that flew,
like a mean serpent on a tiny wing,
an ugly bee it was, for once, i know it was so.\
then she said, \my infant, if so much
thou feel the little wild bee’s touch,
how must the heart, ah, cupid! be,
the hapless heart that’s stung by thee!\
2
which is the best objective summary of \cupid and psyche\?
a. when cupid pierces himself with his arrow, he falls in love with psyche but cannot reveal his identity, as venus has cast a spell on psyche so that she can only marry a monster. psyche, however, does not heed cupid’s wish to trust him and looks on his beautiful face, which hurts him in the end.
b. when psyche’s destiny to marry a monster is revealed to her, she accepts her doomed fate and climbs the mountaintop. surprisingly, she is carried to a beautiful place where she is well taken care of but only hears her husband, who is later revealed not as a monster but cupid himself. she is one lucky girl.
c. psyche’s sisters are awful, as they are obviously jealous of psyche’s situation of living a wonderful life with a loving husband. full of green - eyed envy, the sisters convince psyche to sneak into her husband’s room at night to see his face, even if it means that she might lose it all, including his trust.
d. out of rage, venus enlists cupid’s help to avenge her from a mortal maid, who is known for her looks so beautiful she is mistaken as the goddess herself. the plan backfires, and cupid secretly falls in love. readers can only hope that venus never finds out that cupid is the one who married her.

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# Brief Explanations:
- Option A: Includes details (like Venus's spell for Psyche to marry a monster, Psyche looking at Cupid's face hurting him) that are either inaccurate or not the main focus of the summary. The original story has Venus wanting Psyche to marry a monster to ruin her, but the key is Cupid's love and the backfiring, not the specific spell's effect on Psyche's trust in that way.
- Option B: Describes Psyche as "one lucky girl" which is a subjective opinion, not an objective summary. Also, it simplifies the story too much and misses the key conflict of Venus's anger and Cupid's plan backfiring.
- Option C: Focuses on the sisters' jealousy, which is a subplot, not the main plot of Venus's rage, Cupid's mission, and his falling in love. So it's not the best objective summary of the overall story.
- Option D: Correctly captures the main events: Venus is enraged by Psyche's beauty (being mistaken for a goddess), enlists Cupid to avenge her, but Cupid secretly falls in love instead (plan backfires), and it ends with the hope Venus doesn't find out. This is an objective summary of the core plot.

# Answer:
D. Out of rage, Venus enlists Cupid's help to avenge her from a mortal maid, who is known for her looks so beautiful she is mistaken as the goddess herself. The plan backfires, and Cupid secretly falls in love. Readers can only hope that Venus never finds out that Cupid is the one who married her.

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