Question

Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.

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.



Odysseus ignores his men’s pleas to return to the ship. As a result, they face terrible consequences. How does Odysseus’s decision defy ancient Greek attitudes and values?

A great leader makes decisions that are good for him, no matter how they affect his men.
A great leader listens to his men and considers their thoughts and opinions.
A great leader has great self-control and makes sound decisions.
A great leader takes risks in order to gain more treasure and learn about foreign lands.

Answer 1

[Answer is either A or D]

pretty sure its the first answer. It’s not B because he ignores his men, it’s not C because he did not make a sound decision, instead abandoning his ship for the caveman, and I think D is too specific of an answer for the broadness of the question.