Question

In the Odyssey, which of the inferences is best supported by the following lines - But he could not save them from disaster, hard as he strove— the recklessness of their own ways destroyed them all, the blind fools, they devoured the cattle of the Sun and the Sungod blotted out the day of their return.

Question 2 options:

a) Odysseus overestimates the intelligence of his crew.

b) Odysseus applauds his crewmen for their great restraint.

c) The crewmen don’t listen to Odysseus and suffer the consequences.

d)The crewmen are hungry for protein.

Answer 1

I believe it is c, The crewmen dont listen to Odysseus.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The crewmen don’t listen to Odysseus and suffer the consequences.

The very line "the recklessness of their own ways destroyed them all" supports this answer because Odysseus ordered the crewmen, and they did not follow, therefore they suffered consequences from their actions, which is "they devoured the cattle of the Sun and the Sungod blotted out the day of their return."