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The event from The Odyssey that best supports the theme that acting prideful can lead to unwanted consequences is

A
Odysseus controlling his temper with the Suitors and winning back his home.
B
Odysseus boasting of blinding Cyclops and Cyclops seeking revenge.
C
Odysseus proving his identity to Penelope by recounting the story of his bed.
D
Odysseus and his son, Telemachus, successfully fighting off the evil Suitors.
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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.

A
He has put himself and his men in even more danger.
B
He is a wise leader who will find a safe and quick route to Ithaca.
C
He has forgiven the Cyclops for eating his men.
D
He is a calm man who relies on reason rather than emotion.
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Read the excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey.Out of the cavethe mammoth Polyphemus roared in answer:‘Nohbdy, Nohbdy's tricked me, Nohbdy's ruined me!’ To this rough shout they made a sage reply:‘Ah well, if nobody has played you foul there in your lonely bed, we are no use in pain given by great Zeus. Let it be your father, Poseidon Lord, to whom you pray.'

A
Humor can relieve tense situations.
B
It is important to be loyal to friends and family.
C
Trickery is a valuable weapon in battle.
D
Riddles are best solved with many minds.
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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Said Odysseus:"Run then, while I hold them off with arrowsas long as the arrows last. When all are goneif I'm alone they can dislodge me."

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to run quickly when in dangerous battle
B
to make arrows with few materials
C
to lead confidently in times of distress
D
to give orders without self-assurance
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Which in-text citation is formatted correctly in MLA style?

A
Homer writes that Odysseus and his men “were left to groan and wait for morning.” (Homer, 218)
B
Homer writes “that Odysseus and his men were left to groan and wait for morning” (Homer: 218).
C
Homer writes that Odysseus and his men “were left to groan and wait for morning” (218).
D
Homer writes “that Odysseus and his men were left to groan and wait for morning” (218)
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Which key details should be included in a paraphrase of this passage? Select three options.

A
The storm was a direct result of Zeus’s fury at the men.
B
For two days and nights, Zeus created a storm at sea.
C
Odysseus and his men feared greatly for their lives.
D
The sails on the ship cracked in the heavy winds.
E
The men felt grief as they lay offshore and waited.
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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.I shall not see on earth a place more dear, though I have been detained long by Calypso,loveliest among goddesses, who held me in her smooth caves, to be her heart's delight, as Circe of Aeaea, the enchantress,desired me, and detained me in her hall. But in my heart I never gave consent. Where shall a man find sweetness to surpass his own home and his parents? In far lands he shall not, though he find a house of gold.

A
They valued beauty.
B
They valued family.
C
They valued wealth.
D
They valued wisdom.
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selfcharactersocietynature

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self
B
character
C
society
D
nature
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One theme found throughout The Odyssey is that good leaders take responsibility for those in their charge.

A
“The wind that carried west from Iliumbrought me to Ismarus, on the far shore,a strongpoint on the coast of Cicones. I stormed that place and killed the men who fought.”
B
“I drove them, all three wailing, to the ships, tied them down under their rowing benches, and called the rest: All hands aboard; come, clear the beach and no one tastethe Lotus, or you lose your hope of home.”
C
He drew to his fist the cruel head of an arrow for Antinous just as the young man leaned to lift his beautiful drinking cup, embossed, two-handled, golden: the cup was in his fingers: the wine was even at his lips: and did he dream of death?
D
“Spare your own people. As for ourselves, we'll makerestitution of wine and meat consumed, and add, each one, a tithe of twenty oxen with gifts of bronze and gold to warm your heart.”
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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Then we unloaded all the Cyclops' flockto make division, share and share alike,only my fighters voted that my ram,the prize of all, should go to me. I slew himby the sea side and burnt his long thighbones to Zeus beyond the stormcloud, Cronus’ son,who rules the world. But Zeus disdained my offering;destruction for my ships he had in storeand death for those who sailed them, my companions.

A
Odysseus believes that he controls his own destiny.
B
Odysseus is destined to perish at sea along with his men.
C
Odysseus is religious and he believes in the power of the gods.
D
Odysseus believes that he can escape his destiny.
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Which examples are symbols of the United States? Choose three answers.a moosethe Statue of Libertya cactusan American flaga bald eaglea maple leaf

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a moose
B
the Statue of Liberty
C
a cactus
D
an American flag
E
a bald eagle
F
a maple leaf
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Which in-text citation is formatted correctly in MLA style?

A
Homer writes that the men’s oars “sent the white foam scuddling by” (38).
B
Homer writes “that the men’s oars sent the white foam scuddling by” (38)
C
Homer writes “that the men’s oars sent the white foam scuddling by,” (38).
D
Homer writes that the men’s oars “sent the white foam scuddling by.” (38)
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Which excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey best supports the conclusion that Odysseus’s fate is doomed?

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
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Read the excerpt from Part 4 of The Odyssey.As long as bread and good red wine remainedto 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 shorewith angling hooks, for fishes and seafowl, whatever fell into their hands; and lean dayswore their bellies thin.

A
It is easy to uphold morals when one is not suffering.
B
Resourcefulness is all one needs to survive.
C
People can endure any suffering with teamwork.
D
Rules are challenging to follow without a strong leader.
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Read this excerpt from The Odyssey."Oh, Nan, they are a bad lot; they intendruin for all of us; but Antinous appears a blacker-hearted hound than any.Here is a poor man come, a wanderer,driven by want to beg his bread, and everyonein hall gave bits, to cram his bag—onlyAntinous threw a stool, and banged his shoulder!"

A
Antinous’s friends will rally around him, and he will be victorious in battle.
B
Antinous will gain great power and win the heart of Penelope at last.
C
Antinous’s friends will turn on him, and he will suffer for his actions.
D
Antinous will become a poor man and wanderer like Odysseus.

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