We thus see that the Greeks of the early ages knew little of any real people except those to the east and south of their own country, or near the coast of the Mediterranean. Which conclusion could a reader draw from this passage about the Ancient Greeks?

The Greeks were biased against other nationalities.
The Greeks saw themselves as living in the center of the world.
The Greeks never explored their territory.
The Greeks were fearful people.

where are the multiple choice answers?

answer: age of the protagonists.

dubliners is a collection of fifteen short stories by james joyce, published in 1914. they tell the stories of the irish middle class in and around dublin in the early years of the 20th century.

joyce divides the collection into three sections dealing with childhood, adolescence and maturity. therefore, one pattern he uses to organize his stories is the age of the protagonists. the initial stories deal with children, and as the stories continue, they focus on progressively older people.