How were officials chosen for government positions within the Tang Dynasty? Loyal friends were placed in official positions.
Positions were handed down from father to son.
Wealthy landowners paid for government posts.
Civil service exams helped identify skilled workers.

Read the excerpt from the odyssey. 'o cyclops! would you feast on my companions? puny, am i, in a caveman's hands? how do you like the beating that we gave you, you cannibal? eater of guests under your roof! zeus and the gods have paid you! ' according to this excerpt, a. odysseus is fearful of the cyclops. b. is prideful and overly confident. c. has been weakened by the cyclops. d. has regrets about staying on the island.