AnswersGA-Literature and Composition IResearching and Writing about a Mythical Character

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What should be written in a formal style?

A
personal e-mails
B
friendly letters
C
movie reviews
D
work documents
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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Their secret! as she heard it told, her knees grew tremulous and weak, her heart failed her. With eyes brimming tears she ran to him,throwing her arms around his neck, and kissed him

A
Good leaders show personal responsibility.
B
Overconfidence can lead one to danger.
C
Help often comes to individuals who work hard.
D
Love and family make a homecoming worthwhile.
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Which in-text citation is formatted correctly in MLA style?

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Homer writes that the men’s oars “sent the white foam scuddling by” (38).
B
Homer writes “that the men’s oars sent the white foam scuddling by” (38)
C
Homer writes “that the men’s oars sent the white foam scuddling by,” (38).
D
Homer writes that the men’s oars “sent the white foam scuddling by.” (38)
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Which should be eliminated to create formal tone? Check all that apply.

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abbreviations
B
contractions
C
complex ideas
D
proper nouns
E
slang language
F
descriptive words
G
opinion statements
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self
B
character
C
society
D
nature
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Which in-text citation is formatted correctly in MLA style?

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Homer writes that Odysseus and his men “were left to groan and wait for morning.” (Homer, 218)
B
Homer writes “that Odysseus and his men were left to groan and wait for morning” (Homer: 218).
C
Homer writes that Odysseus and his men “were left to groan and wait for morning” (218).
D
Homer writes “that Odysseus and his men were left to groan and wait for morning” (218)
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Grant receives the writing prompt below.Write an informative essay about the Greek hero, Jason. Summarize his unhappy youth and explain how he overcame obstacles to become great.

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Grant should ask,“What was the name of the witch who assisted Jason?” using a book about Greek mythology for research.
B
Grant should ask,“What was the name of the witch who assisted Jason?” using a wiki page on Greek mythology for research.
C
Grant should ask, “How did Jason defeat his challenges and gain success?” using a book about Greek mythology for research.
D
Grant should ask, “How did Jason defeat his challenges and gain success?” using a wiki page on Greek mythology for research.
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Read this excerpt from The Odyssey."Oh, Nan, they are a bad lot; they intendruin for all of us; but Antinous appears a blacker-hearted hound than any.Here is a poor man come, a wanderer,driven by want to beg his bread, and everyonein hall gave bits, to cram his bag—onlyAntinous threw a stool, and banged his shoulder!"

A
Antinous’s friends will rally around him, and he will be victorious in battle.
B
Antinous will gain great power and win the heart of Penelope at last.
C
Antinous’s friends will turn on him, and he will suffer for his actions.
D
Antinous will become a poor man and wanderer like Odysseus.
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Which excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey is cited properly in MLA style?

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“This was an army, trained to fight on horseback /or, where the ground required, on foot.” Homer (55-56)
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“This was an army, trained to fight on horseback /or, where the ground required, on foot” (Homer 55-56).
C
“This was an army, trained to fight on horseback /or, where the ground required, on foot” Homer, 55-56.
D
“This was an army, trained to fight on horseback /or, where the ground required, on foot.” (Homer) 55-56
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Which excerpt from The Odyssey best shows Odysseus demonstrating the epic hero traits of strength and leadership?

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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.
B
We saw death in that fury, dropped the yards, unshipped the oars, and pulled for the nearest lee: then two long days and nights we lay offshore worn out and sick at heart, tasting our grief, until a third Dawn came with ringlets shining.
C
We stopped to take on water. All ships' companiesmustered alongside for the mid-day meal.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,
D
I drove them, all three wailing, to the ships, tied them down under their rowing benches, and called the rest: ‘All hands aboard; come, clear the beach and no one tastethe Lotus, or you lose your hope of home.’
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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.“Count up the suitors for me, let me knowwhat men at arms are there, how many men.I must put all my mind to it, to seeif we two by ourselves can take them onor if we should look round for help.”

A
Odysseus will make himself known to Penelope.
B
Odysseus will battle the suitors with Telemachus.
C
Odysseus will soon leave on another long voyage.
D
Odysseus will join with Antinous in a celebration.

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