The Cyclops shows that he has no fear of Zeus by _________.
(1 point)
Responses
calling Odysseus a ninny
calling Odysseus a ninny
asking where Odysseus's ship is
asking where Odysseus's ship is
invoking the name of Poseidon
invoking the name of Poseidon
eating six of Odysseus's men
eating six of Odysseus's men
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invoking the name of Poseidon
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Odyssey, Part 2
What is the effect of the epic simile in lines 118–131 of the Odyssey, Part 2?
"Now, being a man, I could not help consenting.
So I went down to the sea beach and the ship,
where I found all my other men on board, 120
weeping, in despair along the benches.
Sometimes in farmyards when the cows return
well-fed from pasture to the barn, one sees
the pens give way before the calves in tumult,
breaking through to cluster about their mothers, 125
bumping together, bawling. Just that way
my crew poured round me when they saw me come—
their faces wet with tears as if they saw
their homeland, and the crags of Ithaca,
even the very town where they were born."
(1 point)
Responses
to compare Odysseus's men to beasts
to compare Odysseus's men to beasts
to criticize Odysseus's men's lack of loyalty
to criticize Odysseus's men's lack of loyalty
to reveal Odysseus's hurry to go back and free his men
To show how odysseus men depend on him
to compare Odysseus's men to beasts
To protect them from the Sirens’ song, Circe advises Odysseus to _________.
(1 point)
Responses
plug his men's ears and have them tie him to the mast
plug his men's ears and have them tie him to the mast
journey to Ithaca by way of the Underworld
journey to Ithaca by way of the Underworld
go back to Aeolus and avoid the Sirens altogether
go back to Aeolus and avoid the Sirens altogether
cover himself with magic ointment
cover himself with magic ointment
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plug his men's ears and have them tie him to the mast
Odyssey, Part 3
Penelope proposes the archery contest as a way to ________.
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Responses
discover the true identity of the beggar
discover the true identity of the beggar
put off the suitors who want to marry her
put off the suitors who want to marry her
provide amusement for her son, Telemachus
provide amusement for her son, Telemachus
put off the suitors who want to marry her
In what way can Penelope be considered a "classic wife"?
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Responses
She is devoted and faithful.
She is devoted and faithful.
She is cunning and secretive.
She is cunning and secretive.
She is refined and aristocratic.
She is refined and aristocratic.
She is courageous and reckless.