Which piece of evidence BEST supports Nausicaa's motive for going to the river?
The Odyssey Chapter 6

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9th Grade
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Margaret Anderson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
“My dear Papà, could you not send the mule cart
around for me—the gig with pretty wheels?
"You shall have the mules, my love, and whatever else you have a mind for."
"I must take all our things and get them washed
at the river pools; our linen is all soiled."
"Remember your five sons at home: though two
are married, we have still three bachelor sprigs."
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which detail BEST reveals the Greek's code of xenia?
"Stay where you are, you girls. Can you not see a man without running away from him?"
"Then they stood on one side and went to tell the girl, while Odysseus washed himself in the stream and scrubbed the brine from his back and from his broad shoulders."
"The maids left off running away and began calling one another back"
"We must be kind to him, for strangers and foreigners in distress are under Zeus's protection, and will take what they can get and be thankful"
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What does Nausicaa instruct Odysseus to do?
Go to her mother and lay his hands upon her knees.
Go to her father and beg for a ship.
Go back to Calypso's island.
Catch one of her handmaids to sacrifice to the Gods.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What can be inferred about the Gods from the following quote: "He prayed for that, and Pallas Athena heard him—although in deference to her Zeus's brother she would not show her true form to Odysseus, at whom Poseidon smoldered on until the kingly man came home to his own shore."
All Gods and Goddesses are equal in strength and power.
Poseidon is a very powerful and is feared by men and immortals.
Zeus is an unforgiving God.
Athena is more powerful than all other Gods and Goddesses.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Based on the following quote, readers can infer that Odysseus is _____. "And Odysseus came, debating inwardly what he should do: embrace this beauty’s knees in supplication? or stand apart, and, using honeyed speech, inquire the way to town, and beg some clothing? In his swift reckoning, he thought it best to trust in words to please her."
no longer in love with Penelope.
in love with Nausikaa because of her beauty.
cunning and smart.
confused.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
"[Odysseus] came out rustling, like a mountain lion,
rain-drenched, wind-buffeted, but in his might at ease,
with burning eyes—who prowls among the herds
or flocks, or after game, his hungry belly
taking him near stout homesteads for his prey" is an example of...
Epic Simile
Epithet
Metaphor
Xenia
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Who made Nausikaa want to go to the river?
Odysseus
Athena
Nausikaa's father
Nausikaa's husband
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