read the excerpt from the odyssey.\n\nthen i sent out two picked men and a runner\nto learn what race of men…

read the excerpt from the odyssey.\n\nthen i sent out two picked men and a runner\nto learn what race of men that land sustained.\nthey fell in, soon enough, with lotus - eaters,\nwho showed no will to do us harm, only\noffering the sweet lotus to our friends—\nbut those who ate this honeyed plant, the lotus,\nnever cared to report, nor to return:\nthey longed to stay forever, browsing on\nthat native bloom, forgetful of their homeland.\n\nwhich central idea should be included in a paraphrase of this excerpt?\n\nthe men sent ashore by\nodysseus were swayed by the\nhospitality of the lotus - eaters\nand abandoned the idea of\nreturning home.\n\nthe lotus was a sweet plant\nthat made men forget\neverything except the idea of\nobtaining and eating more\nlotus plants.\n\nthe lotus - eaters meant no\nharm and simply offered the\nlotus plant to odysseus’s men\nas a gesture of kindness.\n\nthe men sent by odysseus to\ninvestigate the land they had\nlanded upon became forgetful\nafter eating lotus plants.

read the excerpt from the odyssey.\n\nthen i sent out two picked men and a runner\nto learn what race of men that land sustained.\nthey fell in, soon enough, with lotus - eaters,\nwho showed no will to do us harm, only\noffering the sweet lotus to our friends—\nbut those who ate this honeyed plant, the lotus,\nnever cared to report, nor to return:\nthey longed to stay forever, browsing on\nthat native bloom, forgetful of their homeland.\n\nwhich central idea should be included in a paraphrase of this excerpt?\n\nthe men sent ashore by\nodysseus were swayed by the\nhospitality of the lotus - eaters\nand abandoned the idea of\nreturning home.\n\nthe lotus was a sweet plant\nthat made men forget\neverything except the idea of\nobtaining and eating more\nlotus plants.\n\nthe lotus - eaters meant no\nharm and simply offered the\nlotus plant to odysseus’s men\nas a gesture of kindness.\n\nthe men sent by odysseus to\ninvestigate the land they had\nlanded upon became forgetful\nafter eating lotus plants.

Answer

Brief Explanations:

To determine the central idea, we analyze the excerpt: Odysseus sent men to investigate the land. They met Lotus - Eaters who gave them Lotus plants. Those who ate the Lotus forgot their homeland and didn't want to return. Now let's analyze each option:

  • Option 1: The excerpt says the Lotus - Eaters offered the Lotus (not that the men were "swayed by hospitality" in a way that implies a choice to abandon returning; it was the effect of the Lotus). So this is incorrect.
  • Option 2: The excerpt shows the men forgot their homeland, not just about getting more Lotus. So this is incorrect.
  • Option 3: The main idea is not about the kindness of the Lotus - Eaters, but about the effect of the Lotus on Odysseus's men. So this is incorrect.
  • Option 4: This option accurately captures the main event: Odysseus's men were sent to investigate, ate the Lotus, and became forgetful of their homeland (so they didn't want to return).

Answer:

D. The men sent by Odysseus to investigate the land they had landed upon became forgetful after eating Lotus plants. (Note: Assuming the options are labeled A, B, C, D with D being the last option as per the layout. If the labels are different, adjust accordingly, but the content of the correct option is "The men sent by Odysseus to investigate the land they had landed upon became forgetful after eating Lotus plants.")