Read the excerpt from The Odyssey . Now from his breast into his eyes the ache of longing mounted, and he wept at last, his dear wife, clear and faithful, in his arms, longed for as the sunwarmed earth is longed for by a swimmer spent in rough water where his ship went down under Poseidon's blows, gale winds and tons of sea. Few men can keep alive through a big surf to crawl, clotted with brine, on kindly beaches in joy, in joy, knowing the abyss behind: How does this excerpt from the end of the story show that Odysseus has changed in the course of his adventure?
Which themes are found in The Odyssey ? Choose three correct answers.
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey . The servants armed themselves, and all three took their stand beside the master of battle. Which theme do these lines support?
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey about Odysseus and his son in battle. Telemachus swerved around him, leaving the long dark spear planted in Amphinomus. If he paused to yank it out someone might jump him from behind or cut him down with a sword at the moment he bent over. So he ran—ran from the tables to his father's side and halted, panting, saying: "Father let me bring you a shield and spear, a pair of spears, a helmet. I can arm on the run myself; I'll give outfits to Eumaeus and this cowherd. Better to have equipment." How do Telemachus’s actions in battle compare to his father’s?
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey . Few men can keep alive through a big surf to crawl, clotted with brine, on kindly beaches in joy, in joy, knowing the abyss behind: and so she too rejoiced, her gaze upon her husband, her white arms round him pressed as though forever. From which part of Odysseus’s epic journey is this excerpt taken?
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey . He dropped his eyes and nodded, and the prince Telemachus, true son of King Odysseus, belted his sword on, clapped hand to his spear, and with a clink and glitter of keen bronze stood by his chair, in the forefront near his father. Which theme do these lines support?
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey . But when he knew he heard Odysseus' voice nearby, he did his best to wag his tail, nose down, with flattened ears, having no strength to move nearer his master. And the man looked away, wiping a salt tear from his cheek: but he hid this from Eumaeus. Which theme do these lines support?
In which ways does Odysseus’s character change over the course of The Odyssey ? Choose three correct answers.
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey . But the man skilled in all ways of contending, satisfied by the great bow's look and heft, like a musician, like a harper, when with quiet hand upon his instrument he draws between his thumb and forefinger a sweet new string upon a peg: so effortlessly Odysseus in one motion strung the bow. According to this excerpt, how has Odysseus changed over the course of his adventure?
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