Question

1. which sentence from the passage best supports the claim that the trojan horse plan depended on deception? a. \troy was powerful and well - defended, and the war dragged on for ten long years.\ b. \menelaus reclaimed helen, and the greeks returned home.\ c. \with their greatest warriors dead, both sides were exhausted and broken.\ d. \the greeks would pretend to abandon the fight, leaving behind a massive wooden horse as a gift.\

Explanation:

Deception involves misleading someone. The claim is that the Trojan Horse plan relied on this. Option D describes the Greeks pretending to retreat and leaving the horse as a fake "gift"—this is the direct act of deception at the core of the plan. The other options only set context for the war or describe its end, not the deceptive tactic itself.

Answer:

D. "The Greeks would pretend to abandon the fight, leaving behind a massive wooden horse as a 'gift.'"