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What logical conclusion can be drawn about Odysseus’s leadership based on this passage?

A
He is an observant leader who relaxes while his crew works.
B
He is a strict leader who demands that his crew work quickly.
C
He is an efficient leader who prompts his crew to work quickly.
D
He is a casual leader who returns to his crew calmly.
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Which conclusion about Odysseus is most logical and could be used in a paragraph about the qualities that make him courageous?

A
Odysseus can be characterized as courageous because he leads his crew through dangerous waters.
B
Odysseus can be characterized as courageous because he has the idea to use beeswax to protect his crew from the Sirens’ song.
C
Odysseus can be characterized as courageous because he shares a message from Circe with his crew.
D
Odysseus can be characterized as courageous because he tries to say, “Untie me!” to his crew.
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Which quotation provides the strongest evidence to illustrate the point that Odysseus is an epic hero because he has a group of loyal followers who follow his orders?

A
“Dear friends, / more than one man, or two, should know those things / Circe foresaw for us and shared with me, / so let me tell her forecast: then we die / with our eyes open, if we are going to die.”
B
“Therefore / you are to tie me up, tight as a splint, / erect along the mast, lashed to the mast, / and if I shout and beg to be untied, / take more turns of the rope to muffle me.”
C
“I carved / a massive cake of beeswax into bits / and rolled them in my hands until they softened.”
D
“I tried to say / ‘Untie me!’ to the crew, jerking my brows; / but they bent steady to the oars. Then Perimedes / got to his feet, he and Eurylochus, / and passed more line about, to hold me still.”
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Based on this point and illustration, what is the best explanation?

A
Odysseus and his men have to fight the urge to listen to the Sirens’ song.
B
Odysseus must overcome the Sirens and their song by himself.
C
Odysseus’s crew is following orders by ignoring the Sirens’ song and continuing to row the ship.
D
Odysseus’s men follow his original orders to keep him tied no matter what he says.
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Which quotation is correctly formatted using MLA citation?

A
“I tried to say / 'Untie me!' to the crew, jerking my brows.” (Homer 80)
B
Homer writes, “I tried to say / 'Untie me!' to the crew, jerking my brows” (80).
C
“I tried to say / 'Untie me!' to the crew, jerking my brows” (Homer 77-78).
D
Homer writes, “I tried to say / 'Untie me!' to the crew, jerking my brows (77-78).”

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Unit Test Answers — FL-1001310-English 1 A