Asked by lebron

Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.

“Count up the suitors for me, let me know
what men at arms are there, how many men.
I must put all my mind to it, to see
if we two by ourselves can take them on
or if we should look round for help.”

Based on this excerpt, what is the best prediction about what will happen next in the story?

Odysseus will make himself known to Penelope.
Odysseus will battle the suitors with Telemachus.
Odysseus will soon leave on another long voyage.
Odysseus will join with Antinous in a celebration

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Odysseus will battle the suitors with Telemachus.

Reason: He asks them counted and whether “we two by ourselves can take them on,” which shows he’s planning whether he and Telemachus will fight the suitors (not leave, celebrate, or reveal himself to Penelope).