Question

read the excerpt from the odyssey:
then we unloaded all the cyclops flock
to make division, share and share alike,
only my fighters voted that my ram,
the prize of all, should go to me. i slew him
by the sea side and burnt his long thighbones
to zeus beyond the stormcloud, cronus son,
who rules the world. but zeus disdained my offering;
destruction for my ships he had in store
and death for those who sailed them, my companions.
what can be inferred about odysseus?
odysseus believes that he controls his own destiny.
odysseus is destined to perish at sea along with his
men.
odysseus is religious and he believes in the power of
the gods.
odysseus believes that he can escape his destiny.

Explanation:

The excerpt shows Odysseus makes an offering of a ram's thighbones to Zeus, the ruler of the gods, demonstrating he recognizes and reveres the gods' power. The other options are not supported: he does not claim control over his destiny, there's no indication he thinks he can escape destiny, and the text only says Zeus planned destruction for his ships/men, not that he is destined to perish with them.

Answer:

Odysseus is religious and he believes in the power of the gods.