A) B)
C)
D)
The author of Passage 1 references a quote from
Heraclitus (lines 29-35) primarily to
A) reinforce the sense of the Passage
of time present
in the friere.
B) suggest that opposing qualities of the carving
present a sense of overall balance.
C) prove that the style of the frieze is
characteristically Greek.
D) emphasize the contrast between the men in the
procession and the goddess Athena at its end.

Correct B

Explanation:

B The next-to-last sentence of the passage states that Seen throughout the procession is that balance of the monumentally simple and the actual, and goes on to list several more types of balance, that Heraclitus, the philosopher, wrote of in the sixth century B.C. This is support for (B). While the author does discuss the representation of the passage of time in the frieze, this idea is not connected to Heraclitus, so (A) is out. The mention of Heraclitus also does not support the idea that the frieze is characteristically Greek, so (C) doesn't match. Choice (D) is tempting, if the entirety of the sentence mentioning Heraclitus isn't included; however, the balance mentioned isn't between mortals and the goddess Athena.