Which characteristic of "in the one-eyed giant's cave" from homer's odyssey best qualifies it as an epic?
a. odysseus has trouble freeing his men from the cyclops's cave.
b. odysseus is a hero who fights victoriously against a monster.
c. odysseus is fond of his homeland more than anything else.
d. odysseus is lost on the journey home after the trojan war.

B. Odysseus is a hero who fights victoriously against a monster. A key trait of an epic is the battle between the hero and a seemingly impossible opponent. While some of the other traits do add to Odysseus's characterization as an epic hero, they are not necessary to qualify it as an epic. Also, the only options that are exclusive to "In the One-Eye Giant's Cave" are A and B. A is not a good choice because the true conflict in this part of the epic is Odysseus verse the Cyclops. This conflict causes Odysseus to have trouble freeing his men, but it is not the central conflict of this part of the story.