How could someone best determine if the speaker is telling the truth about his people? Read local newspapers. Survey the tribe's elders. Ask the young men of the tribe their opinion. Find the people and determine their condition.

the words "slavery," "devils," and "murderer" evoke a sense of disgust.

b. and i with my fighting heart, i thought at

first / to steal up to him [the cyclops].   the cyclops’ actions first odysseus to take

action after killing his men and trapping in the cave revealed his intent of

doing them harm.   that is why odysseus

blinded him to enable him and his men to escape.

voracity is the noun corresponding to the adjective voracious, which means (1) eager to consume a great amount of food, or (2) marked by an insatiable appetite. veracity is far more common than the rare voracity, so the latter is sometimes used in place of the former.