How did U. S. society respond to the development described above? 1. People stopped purchasing as many automobiles.
2. Businesses adopted these faster production methods and grew exponentially.
3. The American economy shrank due to a glut of consumer goods.
4. American laborers enjoyed a more relaxed pace of work.

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.