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The Odyssey: Theme Development, Part 6 Answers

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Learning patience and humility is which part of Odysseus’s epic journey?

A
his road of trials
B
his supreme ordeal
C
his transformation
D
his return home
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Which themes are found in The Odyssey? Select three answers.

A
Odysseus is a great Greek leader.
B
Ithaca is Odysseus’s true home.
C
Too much pride is dangerous.
D
A great leader is responsible.
E
Odysseus is often quite prideful.
F
Telemachus loves his father.
G
Great journeys often lead back home.
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In which ways does Odysseus’s character change over the course of The Odyssey? Select three answers.

A
His selfishness becomes more apparent.
B
He becomes less dependent upon the gods.
C
He becomes more humble.
D
He learns to make better decisions.
E
His family becomes less important.
F
He becomes less arrogant and proud.
4

Which would be most helpful when comparing Penelope with Odysseus and how they changed in The Odyssey?

A
It would be most helpful to consider Penelope’s actions toward her servants.
B
It would be most helpful to consider Odysseus’s words to his men.
C
It would be most helpful to consider both characters’ reactions to the suitors.
D
It would be most helpful to consider both characters’ physical appearance.
5

Read the excerpt from The Odyssey. The servants armed themselves, and all three took their stand beside the master of battle.

A
Loyalty and fidelity are honorable traits.
B
Too much pride can get one into trouble.
C
Good leaders take responsibility for their actions.
D
Love and family make a homecoming worthwhile.
6

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: but he hid this from Eumaeus.

A
Loyalty and fidelity are precious traits.
B
Overconfidence can lead one to danger.
C
Making snap judgments is often very unwise.
D
Love and family make a homecoming worthwhile.
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A
outsmarts the Cyclops
B
is reunited with Penelope
C
fights the suitors in his home
D
leaves home to join the Trojan War
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Which events are part of the road of trials in Odysseus’s heroic quest? Select three answers.

A
joining the Trojan War
B
fleeing the Lotus-Eaters
C
fighting the Sirens
D
facing Charybdis and Scylla
E
battling the Suitors
F
learning humility and patience
G
being reunited with Penelope
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Odysseus is an example of a dynamic character because

A
he is gone from home for years and misses his family.
B
he experiences success in battle and is assisted by the gods.
C
he has been a beloved literary hero for hundreds of years.
D
he changes in important ways over the course of his journey.
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Being reunited with Penelope is which part of Odysseus’s epic journey?

A
his road of trials
B
his supreme ordeal
C
his transformation
D
his return home

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