The Odyssey by: Linda J
, What does Odysseus do on the island of Cicones that best shows the trait of
leadership? - CORRECT ANSWERS-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. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Which key details
should be included in a paraphrase of this passage? Check all that apply.
✗ 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
Which elements are best known for helping performers memorize an epic poem? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-rhyme, rhythm, and repetition of certain words
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. - CORRECT ANSWERS-What
characteristics of Odysseus, the story's epic hero, are most shown in this excerpt?
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,
, What does Odysseus do on the island of Cicones that best shows the trait of
leadership? - CORRECT ANSWERS-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. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Which key details
should be included in a paraphrase of this passage? Check all that apply.
✗ 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
Which elements are best known for helping performers memorize an epic poem? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-rhyme, rhythm, and repetition of certain words
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. - CORRECT ANSWERS-What
characteristics of Odysseus, the story's epic hero, are most shown in this excerpt?
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,
