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The Odyssey: Theme Development, Part 6 Answers

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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Few men can keep alive through a big surfto crawl, clotted with brine, on kindly beachesin 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.

A
his call to adventure
B
his road of trials
C
his supreme ordeal
D
his return home
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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: 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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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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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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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 bronzestood by his chair, in the forefront near his father.

A
Appearances are often very deceptive.
B
Teamwork builds strength and unity.
C
Making snap judgments is unwise.
D
Overconfidence can lead one to danger.
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A
change
B
speak
C
move
D
act

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