Question

read the excerpt from the odyssey.
now zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north
a storm against the ships, and driving veils
of squall moved down like night on land and sea.
the bows went plunging at the gust; sails
cracked and lashed out strips in the big wind.
we saw death in that fury, dropped the yards,
unshipped the oars, and pulled for the nearest lee:
then two long days and nights we lay offshore
worn out and sick at heart, tasting our grief,
until a third dawn came with ringlets shining.
which key details should be included in a paraphrase of
this passage? select three options.
□ the storm was a direct result of zeuss fury at the
men.
□ for two days and nights, zeus created a storm at sea.
□ odysseus and his men feared greatly for their lives.
□ the sails on the ship cracked in the heavy winds.
□ the men felt grief as they lay offshore and waited.

Explanation:

1. The text states Zeus "roused in the north a storm against the ships" and the crew "saw death in that fury", so they feared for their lives.
2. It explicitly says "sails cracked and lashed out strips in the big wind".
3. It notes the crew "lay offshore worn out and sick at heart, tasting our grief" during the two days and nights.
4. The passage does not state the storm was from Zeus's fury at the men, only that he roused it. It also says the storm lasted while they lay offshore for two days/nights, not that Zeus created it for that entire duration.

Answer:

• Odysseus and his men feared greatly for their lives.
• The sails on the ship cracked in the heavy winds.
• The men felt grief as they lay offshore and waited.