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Explicit textual evidence is stated directly in the text. So A does not fit here, that refers to implicit evidence. B is also not correct. I would pick C here but I am not 100% sure.
The symbolism of the new cloak in this excerpt is - the new cloak represents Odysseus's transformation from a weary traveler to the returning hero.
He spent many years on the sea, far from his family and loved ones, and he became old and tired. This new cloak is his transformation - he is a hero now, and he has come back to Ithaca to rule again.
Democracy that elected a group of officials representing a group.
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Very nice. But wants the question?
