3.1 The Odyssey and Epic Poetry: An Introduction, Part 1
Question 4 of 12 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 9 A-CR
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.My home is on the peaked sea-mark of Ithacaunder Mount Neion's wind-blown robe of leaves, in sight of other islands—Dulichium, Same, wooded Zacynthus—Ithacabeing most lofty in that coastal sea,and northwest, while the rest lie east and south. A rocky isle, but good for a boy's training;I shall not see on earth a place more dear,Read a student’s paraphrase of the excerpt.Odysseus’s home is Ithaca, a rocky island surrounded by other islands. Odysseus considers Ithaca a great place in which to grow up.
Answer
A
Dulichium, Same, and Zacynthus are all visible to Ithaca.
B
Odysseus holds his home very close to his heart.
C
The islands surrounding Ithaca lie to the east and the south.
D
Ithaca lies under Mount Neion and to the northwest.