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The Odyssey: Theme Development, Part 6 — Unit test

Question 13 • English 9 A

Which excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey best supports the conclusion that Odysseus’s fate is doomed?

Answer
A
The Cyclops bellowed and the rock roared round him,and we fell back in fear.
B
But I kept thinking how to win the game:death sat there huge; how could we slip away?
C
Ahead of our black prow it struck and sankwhelmed in a spurning geyser,
D
But Zeus disdained my offering;destruction for my ships he had in store

Explanation

Choice D most directly supports the conclusion that Odysseus’s fate is doomed: Zeus rejects his offering, and the narrator says destruction is in store for his ships. This explicitly suggests a grim outcome determined by divine will. The other excerpts describe immediate danger or fear, but they do not state as clearly that destruction awaits Odysseus and his crew.

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