Question 3 • CMS 2025-2026 English I CREDIT RECOVERY
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey . 'My ship? Poseidon Lord, who sets the earth a-tremble, broke it up on the rocks at your land's end. A wind from seaward served him, drove us there. We are survivors, these good men and I.' What motivates Odysseus to tell a lie to the Cyclops?
Answer
A
Odysseus is afraid the Cyclops will steal their ship.
B
Odysseus knows that Poseidon is the Cyclops’ father.
C
Odysseus does not know what has happened to his ship.
D
Odysseus does not want to reveal their only means of escape.
Explanation
Odysseus lies that Poseidon wrecked his ship because the ship is still safe offshore. He does not want the Cyclops to know where it is, since it is their only way to escape. So the correct choice is “Odysseus does not want to reveal their only means of escape.”
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