Question

Read the passage below

My men came pressing round me, pleading:
'Why not
take these cheeses, get them stowed, come back,
throw open all the pens, and make a run for it?
We'll drive the kids and lambs aboard. We say
put out again on good salt water!'
Ah,
how sound that was! Yet I refused. I wished
to see the caveman, what he had to offer –
no pretty sight, it turned out, for my friends.
-The Odyssey,
Homer

What inferences can be made about Odysseus based on his choice to stay and see the Cyclops? Check all that apply.

A.Odysseus does not care about his crew.
B.Odysseus is curious about what the Cyclops is like.
C.Odysseus wants to see if the Cyclops will give him anything.
D.Odysseus is scared of the Cyclops.
E.Odysseus needs to show who is in charge by not following what his men say.

Answer 1

B) Odysseus is curious about what the Cyclops is like.

C) Odysseus wants to see if the Cyclops will give him anything.

Answer 2

B.Odysseus is curious about what the Cyclops is like.

C.Odysseus wants to see if the Cyclops will give him anything.

Step-by-step explanation:

The excerpt above shows that Odysseus was curious about the appearance of the Cyclops, he wanted to see what Cyclops looked like. Odysseus's curiosity overcame the fear and uncertainty that it might happen there, for he was determined to see what the Cyclops looked like. For this reason, we can confirm that option B is correct.

Part of Odysseus's curiosity about the Cyclops was because he wanted to know if he could get something from the Cyclops that would help him on his journey, so he decided to stay and see the Cyclops. For this reason, we can say that the letter C is also correct.