Question
The Cyclops shows that he has no fear of Zeus by _____.
A) calling Odysseus a ninny
B) asking where Odysseus's ship is
C) invoking the name of Poseidon
D) eating six of Odysseus's men
A) calling Odysseus a ninny
B) asking where Odysseus's ship is
C) invoking the name of Poseidon
D) eating six of Odysseus's men
Answers
Anonymous
Which of the following choices best describes the language used in the extended simile comparing Odysseus to a musician as he strings the bow (lines 142-151, shown below)?
"But the man skilled in all ways of contending,
satisfied by the great bow's look and heft,
like a musician, like a harper, when
with quiet hand upon his instrument
he draws between his thumb and forefinger
a sweet new string upon a peg: so effortlessly
Odysseus in one motion strung the bow.
Then slid his right hand down the cord and plucked it,
so the taut gut vibrating hummed and sang
a swallow's note.
A) Harsh and strident
B) Rhythmic and fast
C) Flowing and harmonious
D) Resounding and celebratory***
"But the man skilled in all ways of contending,
satisfied by the great bow's look and heft,
like a musician, like a harper, when
with quiet hand upon his instrument
he draws between his thumb and forefinger
a sweet new string upon a peg: so effortlessly
Odysseus in one motion strung the bow.
Then slid his right hand down the cord and plucked it,
so the taut gut vibrating hummed and sang
a swallow's note.
A) Harsh and strident
B) Rhythmic and fast
C) Flowing and harmonious
D) Resounding and celebratory***
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Sherlock Holmes
Its A and C i think