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.
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Their secret! as she heard it told, her knees grew tremulous and weak, her heart failed her. With eyes brimming tears she ran to him,throwing her arms around his neck, and kissed him
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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!"
Which excerpt from The Odyssey best shows Odysseus demonstrating the epic hero traits of strength and leadership?
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."
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.He saw the townlandsand learned the minds of many distant men,and weathered many bitter nights and daysin his deep heart at sea, while he fought onlyto save his life, to bring his shipmates home. But not by will nor valor could he save them,for their own recklessness destroyed them all—children and fools, they killed and feasted onthe cattle of Lord Helios, the Sun,and he who moves all day through heaven took from their eyes the dawn of their return.Of these adventures, Muse, daughter of Zeus,tell us in our time, lift the great song again.
Which examples are symbols of the United States? Choose three answers.
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.'
In which sentences is the word charisma used correctly? Select three answers.
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.“Count up the suitors for me, let me knowwhat men at arms are there, how many men.I must put all my mind to it, to seeif we two by ourselves can take them onor if we should look round for help.”
Which key details should be included in a paraphrase of this passage? Select three options.
Which excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey best supports the conclusion that Odysseus’s fate is doomed?
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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.
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