Part A
As they travel through the land of the Sirens in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 1, how do Odysseus’ men avoid falling under the Sirens’ spell?
A. Odysseus ties them up.
B. Odysseus plugs their ears.
C. They look only at their oars.
D. They listen only to Odysseus.
Part B
Which of these passages from “The Sirens” in the excerpt from the Odyssey, Part 1, best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “... Sirens / weaving a haunting song over the sea / we are to shun, she said, and their green shore / all sweet with clover; yet she urged that I / alone should listen to their song....”
B. “... Therefore / you are to tie me up, tight as a splint, / erect along the mast, lashed to the mast, / and if I shout and beg to be untied, / take more turns of the rope to muffle me.”
C. “The lovely voices in ardor appealing over the water / made me crave to listen, and I tried to say / ‘Untie me!’ to the crew, jerking my brows; / but they bent steady to the oars....”
D. “... My faithful company / rested on their oars now, peeling off / the wax that I had laid thick on their ears; / then set me free.”
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Part A: The correct answer is B. Odysseus plugs their ears.
Part B: The passage that best supports the answer to Part A is D. “... My faithful company / rested on their oars now, peeling off / the wax that I had laid thick on their ears; / then set me free.”
This indicates that Odysseus' men had their ears plugged with wax to avoid hearing the Sirens' song.
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