Answers Common Core ELA 9 - ELA3009 A-CRThe Odyssey: Writing a Character Analysis, Part 3

The Odyssey: Writing a Character Analysis, Part 3 Answers

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What logical conclusion can be drawn about Odysseus’s leadership based on this passage?

He is an observant leader who relaxes while his crew works.

He is a strict leader who demands that his crew work quickly.

He is an efficient leader who prompts his crew to work quickly.

He is a casual leader who returns to his crew calmly.

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Which characteristics of an epic hero does Odysseus demonstrate by coming up with his plan for listening to the Siren song? Check all that apply.He is a strong warrior and courageous leader.He is a compelling and confident speaker.He takes a long journey.He has a group of followers.He engages in combat on his own.

He is a strong warrior and courageous leader.

He is a compelling and confident speaker.

He takes a long journey.

He has a group of followers.

He engages in combat on his own.

Which conclusion about Odysseus is most logical and could be used in a paragraph about the qualities that make him courageous?

Odysseus can be characterized as courageous because he leads his crew through dangerous waters.

Odysseus can be characterized as courageous because he has the idea to use beeswax to protect his crew from the Sirens’ song.

Odysseus can be characterized as courageous because he shares a message from Circe with his crew.

Odysseus can be characterized as courageous because he tries to say, “Untie me!” to his crew.

Which lines best illustrate the conclusion that Odysseus is an epic hero because he fights alone?

lines 20-22

lines 23-24

lines 27-28

lines 29-31

Which quotation provides the strongest evidence to illustrate the point that Odysseus is an epic hero because he has a group of loyal followers who follow his orders?

“Dear friends, / more than one man, or two, should know those things / Circe foresaw for us and shared with me, / so let me tell her forecast: then we die / with our eyes open, if we are going to die.”

“Therefore / you are to tie me up, tight as a splint, / erect along the mast, lashed to the mast, / and if I shout and beg to be untied, / take more turns of the rope to muffle me.”

“I carved / a massive cake of beeswax into bits / and rolled them in my hands until they softened.”

“I tried to say / ‘Untie me!’ to the crew, jerking my brows; / but they bent steady to the oars. Then Perimedes / got to his feet, he and Eurylochus, / and passed more line about, to hold me still.”

Based on this point and illustration, what is the best explanation?

Odysseus and his men have to fight the urge to listen to the Sirens’ song.

Odysseus must overcome the Sirens and their song by himself.

Odysseus’s crew is following orders by ignoring the Sirens’ song and continuing to row the ship.

Odysseus’s men follow his original orders to keep him tied no matter what he says.

Which quotation is correctly formatted using MLA citation?

“I tried to say / 'Untie me!' to the crew, jerking my brows.” (Homer 80)

Homer writes, “I tried to say / 'Untie me!' to the crew, jerking my brows” (80).

“I tried to say / 'Untie me!' to the crew, jerking my brows” (Homer 77-78).

Homer writes, “I tried to say / 'Untie me!' to the crew, jerking my brows (77-78).”

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