Read the except from The Odyssey.
I shall not see on earth a place more dear, though I have been detained long by Calypso, loveliest among goddesses, who held me in her smooth caves, to be her heart's delight, as Circe of Aeaea, the enchantress, desired me, and detained me in her hall.
But in my heart I never gave consent.
Where shall a man find sweetness to surpass his own home and his parents? In far lands he shall not, though he find a house of gold.
What characteristics of Odysseus, the story's epic hero, are most shown in this excerpt?
O knowledge and strength
• confidence and courage
• leadership and perseverance
character and loyalty
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• loyalty and longing for home
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.
Plunder we took, and we enslaved the women, to make division, equal shares to all— but on the spot I told them: 'Back, and quickly!
Out to sea againl' My men were mutinous, fools, on stores of wine. Sheep after sheep they butchered by the surf, and shambling cattle, feasting,-while fugitives went inland, running to call to arms the main force of Cicones.
Which is the most effective paraphrase of this excerpt?
• When Odysseus and his men arrived on the island of Cicones, they enslaved women and feasted on the sheep and cattle they had butchered by the sea.
• Although Odysseus tells his men that they need to return quickly to the ship, the men are too busy dividing their findings into equal shares for everyone.
• Odysseus warns his men to return to the ship, but many of the men did not listen and instead ran inland to see what else they could take for themselves.
• The men continued their acts of greed despite Odysseus's commands to stop and return to the ship, and the fugitives of Cicones ran inland to fetch help.
Plunder we took, and we enslaved the women, to make division, equal shares to all— but on the spot I told them: 'Back, and quickly!
Out to sea againl' My men were mutinous, fools, on stores of wine. Sheep after sheep they butchered by the surf, and shambling cattle, feasting,-while fugitives went inland, running to call to arms the main force of Cicones.
Which is the most effective paraphrase of this excerpt?
• When Odysseus and his men arrived on the island of Cicones, they enslaved women and feasted on the sheep and cattle they had butchered by the sea.
• Although Odysseus tells his men that they need to return quickly to the ship, the men are too busy dividing their findings into equal shares for everyone.
• Odysseus warns his men to return to the ship, but many of the men did not listen and instead ran inland to see what else they could take for themselves.
• The men continued their acts of greed despite Odysseus's commands to stop and return to the ship, and the fugitives of Cicones ran inland to fetch help.
• The men continued their acts of greed despite Odysseus's commands to stop and return to the ship, and the fugitives of Cicones ran inland to fetch help.
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.
Ho saw the townlands
and learned the minds of many distant men, and weathered many bitter nights and days in his deep heart at sea, while he fought arly to save his life, to bring his shipmates home.
But not by will nor valor could he save them, for their own recklessness destroyed them all-children and fools, they killed and feasted on the cattle of Lord Helios, the Sun, and he who moves all day through heaven took from their eyes the dawn of their return.
Or these adventures, Muse, daughter of Zeus, tell us in our time, lift the great song again.
What can be leared about the ancient Greeks from this excerpt? Choose two answers.
• They established the first democratic government.
• They contributed to art, science, and philosophy.
• They valued perseverance, bravery, and strength.
• They believed the gods were active in people's lives.
• They emphasized the importance of physical fitness.
Ho saw the townlands
and learned the minds of many distant men, and weathered many bitter nights and days in his deep heart at sea, while he fought arly to save his life, to bring his shipmates home.
But not by will nor valor could he save them, for their own recklessness destroyed them all-children and fools, they killed and feasted on the cattle of Lord Helios, the Sun, and he who moves all day through heaven took from their eyes the dawn of their return.
Or these adventures, Muse, daughter of Zeus, tell us in our time, lift the great song again.
What can be leared about the ancient Greeks from this excerpt? Choose two answers.
• They established the first democratic government.
• They contributed to art, science, and philosophy.
• They valued perseverance, bravery, and strength.
• They believed the gods were active in people's lives.
• They emphasized the importance of physical fitness.
• They valued perseverance, bravery, and strength.
• They believed the gods were active in people's lives.
• They believed the gods were active in people's lives.
But this, but you - small, pitiful and twiggy - you put me down with wine, you blinded me.
Come back, Odysseus, and I'll treat you well, praying the god of earthquake to befriend you - his son I am, for he by his avowal fathered me, and, if he will, he may
heal me of this black wound - he and no other of all the happy gods or mortal men.' Few words I shouted in reply to him:
'If I could take your life I would and take your time away, and hurl you down to hëll!
The god of earthquake could not heal you there!' At this he stretched his hands out in his darkness toward the sky of stars, and prayed Poseidon: 'O hear me, lord, blue girdler of the islands, if I am thine indeed, and thou art father: grant that Odysseus, raised of cities, never sees his home
What motivates Cyclops to ask Poseidon to interfere with Odysseus's journey home?
Come back, Odysseus, and I'll treat you well, praying the god of earthquake to befriend you - his son I am, for he by his avowal fathered me, and, if he will, he may
heal me of this black wound - he and no other of all the happy gods or mortal men.' Few words I shouted in reply to him:
'If I could take your life I would and take your time away, and hurl you down to hëll!
The god of earthquake could not heal you there!' At this he stretched his hands out in his darkness toward the sky of stars, and prayed Poseidon: 'O hear me, lord, blue girdler of the islands, if I am thine indeed, and thou art father: grant that Odysseus, raised of cities, never sees his home
What motivates Cyclops to ask Poseidon to interfere with Odysseus's journey home?
The motivation is Cyclops seeking revenge on Odysseus for blinding him.
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.
At this he gave a mighty sob and rumbled:
'Now comes the weird upon me, spoken of old.
A wizard, grand and wondrous, lived here-Telemus, a son of Euryinus; great length of days he had in wizardry among the Cyclopes, and these things he foretold for time to come: my great eye lost, and at Odysseus' hands.
Always I had in mind some giant, armed in giant force, would come against me here.
But this, but you—small, pitiful and twiggy-you put me down with wine, you blinded me.
Come back, Odysseus, and I'll treat you well, praying the god of earthquake to befriend you-his son I am, for he by his avowal fathered me, and if he will, he may heal me of this black wound—he and no other of all the happy gods or mortal men.'
Mark this and return
Why does the Cyclops invite Odysseus back to the island?
• He is trying to regain his sight and avenge himself upon Odysseus.
• He wants to obey the Greek custom of providing food and shelter to guests.
• He fears far more harm will come to him if does not befriend Odysseus.
• He wants to take revenge on Odysseus.
At this he gave a mighty sob and rumbled:
'Now comes the weird upon me, spoken of old.
A wizard, grand and wondrous, lived here-Telemus, a son of Euryinus; great length of days he had in wizardry among the Cyclopes, and these things he foretold for time to come: my great eye lost, and at Odysseus' hands.
Always I had in mind some giant, armed in giant force, would come against me here.
But this, but you—small, pitiful and twiggy-you put me down with wine, you blinded me.
Come back, Odysseus, and I'll treat you well, praying the god of earthquake to befriend you-his son I am, for he by his avowal fathered me, and if he will, he may heal me of this black wound—he and no other of all the happy gods or mortal men.'
Mark this and return
Why does the Cyclops invite Odysseus back to the island?
• He is trying to regain his sight and avenge himself upon Odysseus.
• He wants to obey the Greek custom of providing food and shelter to guests.
• He fears far more harm will come to him if does not befriend Odysseus.
• He wants to take revenge on Odysseus.
He is trying to regain his sight and avenge himself upon Odysseus.
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