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Read the following excerpt from The Odyssey, spoken by Odysseus: Amid these joys, why seeks thy mind to know The unhappy series of a wanderer's woe? Rememberance sad, whose image to review Alas, I must open all my wounds anew! And oh, what first, what last shall I relate Of woes unnumbered sent by Heaven and Fate?" What does the final line of the excerpt reveal about Odysseus' character?

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Answer: it is the right answer! Just took the quiz. “ he endured trials believed….

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The last line says "of the many troubles Fate and Heaven have sent me, which one should I relate first, and which one should be the one I tell last?"

Let's start with C. He may have, but whoever is posing the question wants to know the bad stuff. Not C

We want to know the bad stuff that has happened to him. He is more concerned with why he must recollect the bad. Not B

He does not convey Sadness. Just wonder at why he is being asked to relate something he does not really want to do. Not D

I think the answer is A.

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