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The Odyssey and Epic Poetry: An Introduction, Part 1 — Unit test

Question 21 • (AG Q1) Academic English 9: 26-27 (SDunham)

Read the passage from The Odyssey - Teiresias.One narrow strait may take you through his blows:denial of yourself, restraint of shipmates.When you make landfall on Thrinakia firstand quit the violet sea, dark on the landyou'll find the grazing herds of Heliosby whom all things are seen, all speech is known.Avoid those kine, hold fast to your intent,and hard seafaring brings you all to Ithaka.But if you raid the beeves, I see destructionfor ship and crew.

Answer
A
denial of yourself
B
restraint of shipmates
C
quit the violet sea
D
destruction for ship and crew
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