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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Said Odysseus:"Run then, while I hold them off with arrowsas long as the arrows last. When all are goneif I'm alone they can dislodge me."

to run quickly when in dangerous battle

to make arrows with few materials

to lead confidently in times of distress

to give orders without self-assurance

Which excerpt from The Odyssey best shows Odysseus demonstrating the epic hero traits of strength and leadership?

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.

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.

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,

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.’

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

Good leaders show personal responsibility.

Overconfidence can lead one to danger.

Help often comes to individuals who work hard.

Love and family make a homecoming worthwhile.

One theme found throughout The Odyssey is that good leaders take responsibility for those in their charge.

“The wind that carried west from Iliumbrought me to Ismarus, on the far shore,a strongpoint on the coast of Cicones. I stormed that place and killed the men who fought.”

“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.”

He drew to his fist the cruel head of an arrow for Antinous just as the young man leaned to lift his beautiful drinking cup, embossed, two-handled, golden: the cup was in his fingers: the wine was even at his lips: and did he dream of death?

“Spare your own people. As for ourselves, we'll makerestitution of wine and meat consumed, and add, each one, a tithe of twenty oxen with gifts of bronze and gold to warm your heart.”

Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.I shall not see on earth a place more dear, though I have been detained long by Calypso,loveliest among goddesses, who held me in her smooth caves, to be her heart's delight, as Circe of Aeaea, the enchantress,desired me, and detained me in her hall. But in my heart I never gave consent. Where shall a man find sweetness to surpass his own home and his parents? In far lands he shall not, though he find a house of gold.

They valued beauty.

They valued family.

They valued wealth.

They valued wisdom.

Read the excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey.Out of the cavethe mammoth Polyphemus roared in answer:‘Nohbdy, Nohbdy's tricked me, Nohbdy's ruined me!’ To this rough shout they made a sage reply:‘Ah well, if nobody has played you foul there in your lonely bed, we are no use in pain given by great Zeus. Let it be your father, Poseidon Lord, to whom you pray.'

Humor can relieve tense situations.

It is important to be loyal to friends and family.

Trickery is a valuable weapon in battle.

Riddles are best solved with many minds.

Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.'Cyclops, try some wine.Here's liquor to wash down your scraps of men. Taste it, and see the kind of drink we carriedunder our planks. I meant it for an offeringif you would help us home. But you are mad,unbearable, a bloody monster! After this,will any other traveler come to see you?'

He is hoping the wine will cheer up the Cyclops enough to set them free.

He intends to make the Cyclops his friend by being kind to him.

He plans to distract the Cyclops while his men escape through the entrance.

He wants to trick the Cyclops by getting him drunk and weakening him.

Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Few words I shouted in reply to him:‘If I could take your life I would and take your time away, and hurl you down to hell!The god of earthquake could not heal you there!'At this he stretched his hands out in his darkness toward the sky of stars, and prayed to Poseidon:‘O hear me, lord, blue girdler of the islands, if I am thine indeed, and thou art father: grant that Odysseus, raider of cities, never see his home: Laertes' son, I mean, who kept his hail on Ithaca.

He has put himself and his men in even more danger.

He is a wise leader who will find a safe and quick route to Ithaca.

He has forgiven the Cyclops for eating his men.

He is a calm man who relies on reason rather than emotion.

Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.He saw the townlandsand learned the minds of many distant men,and weathered many bitter nights and daysin his deep heart at sea, while he fought onlyto save his life, to bring his shipmates home. But not by will nor valor could he save them,for their own recklessness destroyed them all—children and fools, they killed and feasted onthe cattle of Lord Helios, the Sun,and he who moves all day through heaven took from their eyes the dawn of their return.Of these adventures, Muse, daughter of Zeus,tell us in our time, lift the great song again.

a difficult journey with trials.

important historical events.

a list of everyday events.

repetition of key phrases

Read the excerpt from Part 4 of The Odyssey.As long as bread and good red wine remainedto keep the men up, and appease their craving,they would not touch the cattle. But in the end,when all the barley in the ship was gone,so hunger drove them to scour the wild shorewith angling hooks, for fishes and seafowl, whatever fell into their hands; and lean dayswore their bellies thin.

It is easy to uphold morals when one is not suffering.

Resourcefulness is all one needs to survive.

People can endure any suffering with teamwork.

Rules are challenging to follow without a strong leader.

The event from The Odyssey that best supports the theme that acting prideful can lead to unwanted consequences is

Odysseus controlling his temper with the Suitors and winning back his home.

Odysseus boasting of blinding Cyclops and Cyclops seeking revenge.

Odysseus proving his identity to Penelope by recounting the story of his bed.

Odysseus and his son, Telemachus, successfully fighting off the evil Suitors.

Which key details should be included in a paraphrase of this passage? Select three options.

The storm was a direct result of Zeus’s fury at the men.

For two days and nights, Zeus created a storm at sea.

Odysseus and his men feared greatly for their lives.

The sails on the ship cracked in the heavy winds.

The men felt grief as they lay offshore and waited.

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Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.Then we unloaded all the Cyclops' flockto make division, share and share alike,only my fighters voted that my ram,the prize of all, should go to me. I slew himby the sea side and burnt his long thighbones to Zeus beyond the stormcloud, Cronus’ son,who rules the world. But Zeus disdained my offering;destruction for my ships he had in storeand death for those who sailed them, my companions.

Odysseus believes that he controls his own destiny.

Odysseus is destined to perish at sea along with his men.

Odysseus is religious and he believes in the power of the gods.

Odysseus believes that he can escape his destiny.

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