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The Odyssey and Epic Poetry: An Introduction, Part 1 Answers

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Which event from The Odyssey best highlights the idea that the ancient Greeks greatly disliked greediness?

Calypso captures and entertains Odysseus to reward him for resisting her many temptations.

The Lotus-Eaters offer Lotus to Odysseus and his men to reward them for their bravery in the Trojan War.

Zeus sends dangerous storms to punish Odysseus and his men for their actions on the island of Cicones.

The Achaeans lose the battle to Odysseus and his men as punishment for not showing hospitality to their guests.

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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Then I sent out two picked men and a runnerto learn what race of men that land sustained. They fell in, soon enough, with Lotus-Eaters,who showed no will to do us harm, onlyoffering the sweet Lotus to our friends—but those who ate this honeyed plant, the Lotus,never cared to report, nor to return:they longed to stay forever, browsing on that native bloom, forgetful of their homeland.

The men sent by Odysseus to investigate the land they had landed upon became forgetful after eating Lotus plants.

The Lotus-Eaters meant no harm and simply offered the Lotus plant to Odysseus’s men as a gesture of kindness.

The Lotus was a sweet plant that made men forget everything except the idea of obtaining and eating more Lotus plants.

The men sent ashore by Odysseus were swayed by the hospitality of the Lotus-Eaters and abandoned the idea of returning home.

Read the excerpt from The Odyssey."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.

Odysseus is the son of Laertes and is widely respected for his skills.

Odysseus is admired for his actions during war and peace.

Men stand in awe of Odysseus because of his strength shown in war.

Men are impressed with Odysseus simply because he is the son of Laertes.

What can be learned about the ancient Greeks from this excerpt? Choose two answers.

They established the first democratic government.

They contributed to art, science, and philosophy.

They valued perseverance, bravery, and strength.

They believed the gods were active in people’s lives.

They emphasized the importance of physical fitness.

Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.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 leavesand 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 noonso holding our beach, although so far outnumbered; but when the sun passed toward unyoking time, then the Achaeans, one by one, gave way.

the return home

the road of trials

the transformation

the call to adventure

What does Odysseus do on the island of Cicones that best shows the trait of leadership?

After he and his men land on the island and plunder for goods, Odysseus commands them to divide their goods equally amongst themselves.

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.

Because his men disobey when he commands them to stop plundering and return to the ship, Odysseus returns to the ship and hopes the men will follow.

Because his men disobey when he commands them to stop plundering and return to the ship, Odysseus refuses to help them fight the army of Cicones.

Which excerpt from The Odyssey best shows that the ancient Greeks greatly valued the idea of home?

What of those yearsof rough adventure, weathered under Zeus?The wind that carried us west from Iliumbrought me to Ismarus, on the far shore, a strongpoint on the coast of Cicones.

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.

They fell in, soon enough, with Lotus-Eaters,who showed no will to do us harm, onlyoffering the sweet Lotus to our friends—but those who ate this honeyed plant, the Lotus,never cared to report, nor to return:

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,

Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.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 noonso holding our beach, although so far outnumbered; but when the sun passed toward unyoking time, then the Achaeans, one by one, gave way.

bravery and perseverance

exercise and physical fitness

hospitality and friendliness

freedom and democracy

Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.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.

knowledge and strength

confidence and courage

leadership and perseverance

character and loyalty

Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.The wind that carried west from Iliumbrought me to Ismarus, on the far shore,a strongpoint on the coast of Cicones.I stormed that place and killed the men who fought.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 theybutchered by the surf, and shambling cattle,feasting,—while fugitives went inland, runningto call to arms the main force of Cicones.This was an army, trained to fight on horsebackor, where the ground required, on foot. They camewith dawn over that terrain like the leavesand 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—60backed on the ships, with lances kept in play,from bright morning through the blaze of noonso holding our beach, although so far outnumbered;

The forces sent by Cicones to fight Odysseus and his men arrived during the early morning hours.

Odysseus and his men fought the forces of Cicones better on the ships than on land.

The forces sent by Cicones to stop the plundering of Odysseus and his men were skilled and powerful.

Odysseus views the army sent by Cicones as punishment from the Greek god Zeus.

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