Question

six benches were left empty in every ship that evening when we pulled away from death. and this new grief we bore with us to sea: our precious lives we had, but not our friends. —the odyssey, homer which is the most effective paraphrase of the passage? ○ six men from every ship were killed, leaving six empty benches. ○ we escaped with our lives, but many of our friends did not, which made us very sad. ○ there was no point grieving for our lost friends, so we pulled away from shore. ○ we had the additional burden of our grief when we sailed away.

Explanation:

The original passage states the group escaped death, had empty benches (lost friends) on each ship, and carried grief over losing those friends while keeping their own lives. Option A only covers the empty benches and lost men but misses the grief and survival framing. Option C incorrectly claims there was no point grieving, which contradicts the text. Option D only mentions grief as a burden but omits the key detail of lost friends and survival. Option B captures all core elements: survival, lost friends, and resulting sadness/grief.

Answer:

B. We escaped with our lives, but many of our friends did not, which made us very sad.