Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(04.01 MC)
Read the passage from "Pericles Funeral Oration" from "Book II" of History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides. Then answer the question that follows.
For the whole earth is the tomb of famous men, not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions in their own country, but in foreign lands there dwells
also an unwritten memorial of them,
graven not on stone but in the hearts of men
Which of the following property paraphrases the passage?
O Men of honor live forever.
O The earth is the tomb of men; they are remembered by columns, inscriptions, and memorials and also in the hearts of men.
O Many honorable men have fallen and have been remembered through permanent fixtures, like graves and memorials. But the legacy of these men will live
on, not in fixtures but in our memories.
O For the whole earth is the tomb of famous men; not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions in their own country, but in foreign lands there
dwells also an unwritten memorial of them, graven not
on stone but in the hearts of men.