Question 8 • CMS 2025-2026 English I CREDIT RECOVERY
Read the excerpt from Part 4 of The Odyssey. As long as bread and good red wine remained to keep the men up, and appease their craving, they would not touch the cattle. But in the end, when all the barley in the ship was gone, so hunger drove them to scour the wild shore with angling hooks, for fishes and seafowl, whatever fell into their hands; and lean days wore their bellies thin. What theme is best revealed by this conflict?
Answer
A
People can endure any suffering with teamwork.
B
Resourcefulness is all one needs to survive.
C
It is easy to uphold morals when one is not suffering.
D
Rules are challenging to follow without a strong leader.
Explanation
At first, the men avoid touching the cattle because they have bread and wine. Once their food runs out and hunger wears them down, they are tempted to break that restraint. This shows that it is easy to uphold morals when people are comfortable, but suffering can test their choices. The best answer is “It is easy to uphold morals when one is not suffering.”
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