Which line from the passage best reveals how the greek army felt about sneezes during a war? the army of 10,000 faced the challenge of electing a general to lead them from harm. . they elected the historian xenophon as their commander based on the fact that a soldier sneezed during one of his speeches. the army marched to safety, perpetuating the myth of a sneeze's power. a fact that may seem like a myth is that a sneeze travels at approximately one hundred miles per hour. . people began saying different blessings when someone sneezed.