The Odyssey: Symbolism and Making Predictions, Part 5 Answers

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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.But when he knew he heardOdysseus' 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:

A
loyalty
B
sadness
C
illness
D
ignorance
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Which is a step in making and checking predictions while reading?

A
listing characters and their personality traits
B
connecting clues to background knowledge
C
interpreting symbols within figurative language
D
identifying setting and plot in the literature
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Rachel is making predictions about The Odyssey as she reads this excerpt.So she described it, sitting in her chamberamong her maids—while her true lord was eating. Then she called in the forester and said:“Go to that man on my behalf, Eumaeus,and send him here, so I can greet and question him. Abroad in the great world, he may have heard rumors about Odysseus—may have known him!”

A
he may have heard/ rumors about Odysseus
B
sitting in her chamber/ among her maids
C
Then she called in the forester
D
Abroad in the great world
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scientific hypothesiseducated guesssimple explanationestimated amount

A
scientific hypothesis
B
educated guess
C
simple explanation
D
estimated amount
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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.The noble and enduring man replied:“No god. Why take me for a god? No, no.I am that father whom your boyhood lackedand suffered pain for lack of. I am he.”Held back too long, the tears ran down his cheeksas he embraced his son.

A
Telemachus will imitate Odysseus.
B
Telemachus will reject Odysseus.
C
Telemachus and Odysseus will fight to the death.
D
Telemachus and Odysseus will work together.
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Which Greek values are found in The Odyssey? Choose four answers.technologyloyaltyhospitalityself-controlcelebrityfamilyefficiency

A
technology
B
loyalty
C
hospitality
D
self-control
E
celebrity
F
family
G
efficiency
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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey."My friend, here is the beautiful place—who could mistake it?Here is Odysseus' hall: no hall like thisSee how one chamber grows out of another;see how the court is tight with wall and coping;no man at arms could break this gateway down!”

A
home
B
family
C
strength
D
glory
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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Then, throwinghis arms around this marvel of a fatherTelemachus began to weep. Salt tearsrose from the wells of longing in both men,and cries burst from both as keen and fluttering as those of the great taloned hawk, whose nestings farmers take before they fly

A
hospitality
B
generosity
C
perseverance
D
family ties
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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Treated as rubbish now, he lay at lastupon a mass of dung before the gates—manure of mules and cows, piled there untilfieldhands could spread it on the king's estate. Abandoned there, and half destroyed with flies,old Argus lay.

A
a mule
B
the king
C
Odysseus
D
Argus
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Which is a common symbol of love and commitment?

A
a national flag
B
a white dove
C
a wedding ring
D
a music note

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