The Odyssey by Linda J GRADE A Q&A
What does Odysseus do on the island of Cicones that best shows the trait of
leadership? - (correct answer)After he and his men land on the island and plunder for
goods, Odysseus commands them to return quickly to the ship so they can safely set
sail.
Six benches were left empty in every ship
that evening when we pulled away from death.
And this new grief we bore with us to sea:
our precious lives we had, but not our friends.
No ship made sail next day until some shipmate
had raised a cry, three times, for each poor ghost
unfleshed by the Cicones on that field.
Which key details should be included in a paraphrase of this passage? Check all that
apply. - (correct answer)✗ A shipmate cried out three times for each life lost.
✗ Six men from each ship lost their lives at Cicones.
✗ The ships pulled away from shore during the evening.
✓ The men were greatly saddened by the loss of their friends.
✓ Many of Odysseus's men did not escape with their lives
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.
What characteristics of Odysseus, the story's epic hero, are most shown in this excerpt?
- (correct answer)character and loyalty
Out to sea again!' My men were mutinous,
fools, on stores of wine. Sheep after sheep they
butchered by the surf, and shambling cattle,
feasting,—while fugitives went inland, running
to call to arms the main force of Cicones.
This was an army, trained to fight on horseback
or, where the ground required, on foot. They came
with dawn over that terrain like the leaves
and blades of spring. So doom appeared to us,
dark word of Zeus for us, our evil days.
Which central idea should be included in a paraphrase of this excerpt? - (correct
answer)The forces sent by Cicones to stop the plundering of Odysseus and his men
were skilled and powerful.
This was an army, trained to fight on horseback
or, where the ground required, on foot. They came
with dawn over that terrain like the leaves
and blades of spring. So doom appeared to us,
dark word of Zeus for us, our evil days.
My men stood up and made a fight of it—
, backed on the ships, with lances kept in play,
from bright morning through the blaze of noon
so holding our beach, although so far outnumbered;
but when the sun passed toward unyoking time,
then the Achaeans, one by one, gave way.
Which stage of the hero's journey is represented in this passage? - (correct answer)the
road of trials
I am Laertes' son, Odysseus.
Men hold me
formidable for guile in peace and war:
this fame has gone abroad to the sky's rim.
Which is the best paraphrase of this excerpt? - (correct answer)Odysseus is the son of
Laertes and is widely respected for his cunning.
Plunder we took, and we enslaved the women,
to make division, equal shares to all—
but on the spot I told them: 'Back, and quickly!
Out to sea again!' My men were mutinous,
fools, on stores of wine. Sheep after sheep they
butchered by the surf, and shambling cattle,
feasting,—while fugitives went inland, running
to call to arms the main force of Cicones.
What does Odysseus do on the island of Cicones that best shows the trait of
leadership? - (correct answer)After he and his men land on the island and plunder for
goods, Odysseus commands them to return quickly to the ship so they can safely set
sail.
Six benches were left empty in every ship
that evening when we pulled away from death.
And this new grief we bore with us to sea:
our precious lives we had, but not our friends.
No ship made sail next day until some shipmate
had raised a cry, three times, for each poor ghost
unfleshed by the Cicones on that field.
Which key details should be included in a paraphrase of this passage? Check all that
apply. - (correct answer)✗ A shipmate cried out three times for each life lost.
✗ Six men from each ship lost their lives at Cicones.
✗ The ships pulled away from shore during the evening.
✓ The men were greatly saddened by the loss of their friends.
✓ Many of Odysseus's men did not escape with their lives
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.
What characteristics of Odysseus, the story's epic hero, are most shown in this excerpt?
- (correct answer)character and loyalty
Out to sea again!' My men were mutinous,
fools, on stores of wine. Sheep after sheep they
butchered by the surf, and shambling cattle,
feasting,—while fugitives went inland, running
to call to arms the main force of Cicones.
This was an army, trained to fight on horseback
or, where the ground required, on foot. They came
with dawn over that terrain like the leaves
and blades of spring. So doom appeared to us,
dark word of Zeus for us, our evil days.
Which central idea should be included in a paraphrase of this excerpt? - (correct
answer)The forces sent by Cicones to stop the plundering of Odysseus and his men
were skilled and powerful.
This was an army, trained to fight on horseback
or, where the ground required, on foot. They came
with dawn over that terrain like the leaves
and blades of spring. So doom appeared to us,
dark word of Zeus for us, our evil days.
My men stood up and made a fight of it—
, backed on the ships, with lances kept in play,
from bright morning through the blaze of noon
so holding our beach, although so far outnumbered;
but when the sun passed toward unyoking time,
then the Achaeans, one by one, gave way.
Which stage of the hero's journey is represented in this passage? - (correct answer)the
road of trials
I am Laertes' son, Odysseus.
Men hold me
formidable for guile in peace and war:
this fame has gone abroad to the sky's rim.
Which is the best paraphrase of this excerpt? - (correct answer)Odysseus is the son of
Laertes and is widely respected for his cunning.
Plunder we took, and we enslaved the women,
to make division, equal shares to all—
but on the spot I told them: 'Back, and quickly!
Out to sea again!' My men were mutinous,
fools, on stores of wine. Sheep after sheep they
butchered by the surf, and shambling cattle,
feasting,—while fugitives went inland, running
to call to arms the main force of Cicones.
