Question

The Odyssey: Symbolism and Making Predictions, Part 5

A value is important to a society because it is
A. the measure used to determine how good a person is.
B. an amount of goods or services considered reasonable.
C. a human characteristic that is considered desirable.
D. the financial cost of an item, which is very important.

Answer 1

C. a human characteristic that is considered desirable.

It is important to understand what values a society considers valuable. A value is a trait the people respect and desire to have. In the Odyssey, Odysseus' cleverness and loyalty are highly valued traits. This shows that his culture values these traits. The rest of the options are different ways to define a value, but they do not define value as it pertains to society.

Answer 2

The answers that you're looking for would be: a human characteristic that considered desirable (Option C.)