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Question 11 • CMS 2025-2026 English I CREDIT RECOVERY

Read the excerpt from The Odyssey . 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 hell! 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 to Poseidon: ‘O hear me, lord, blue girdler of the islands, if I am thine indeed, and thou art father: grant that Odysseus, raider of cities, never see his home: Laertes' son, I mean, who kept his hail on Ithaca. Based on his response to the Cyclops, what can be inferred about Odysseus?

Answer
A
He is a calm man who relies on reason rather than emotion.
B
He is a wise leader who will find a safe and quick route to Ithaca.
C
He has put himself and his men in even more danger.
D
He has forgiven the Cyclops for eating his men.

Explanation

Odysseus taunts the Cyclops and reveals his true name after escaping, even though the Cyclops can still call on Poseidon. The Cyclops then prays that Odysseus will never reach home, showing that Odysseus’s words have brought a curse upon his journey. This suggests he has put himself and his men in even more danger.

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