Why do political leaders look at the unemployment rates of other countries? A. Because the unemployment rate is an indicator of the deflation
rates of currency
O B. Because the unemployment rate can determine whether the
country is in a period of inflation
O C. Because the unemployment rate can predict whether the price of
stocks will increase
O D. Because the unemployment rate is a measure of the condition of
the economy

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.