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1. if a fathom is a measure of depth, what does fathomless most likely mean?

a
to be of average depth

b
to have no measurement tools

c
to have a measure of width

d
to be too deep to measure

2. why does most of the excerpt from the odyssey, part 1 qualify as a flashback?

1points
a
in early scenes, homer hints at dangers that odysseus will face in future episodes of the epic.

b
homer interrupts the story of odysseus’ journey home by having odysseus tell alcinous of earlier events.

c
the adventures of odysseus are set in the distant past, in ancient greece.

d
homer opens the narrative with an invocation to the muse of epic poetry.

3. which of these quotations from the excerpt from the odyssey, part 1 best illustrates typical qualities of an epic hero?

1points
a
“in the next land we found were cyclopes, / giants, louts, without a law to bless them.”

b
“we beached her, grinding keel in the soft sand, / and waded in, ourselves, on the sandy beach.”

c
“i rather dwelt on this part of the forecast, / while our good ship made time, bound outward down / the wind for the strange island of sirens.”

d
“now, by the gods, i drove my big hand spike / deep in the embers, charring it again, / and cheered my men along with battle talk / to keep their courage up: no quitting now.”

4. define in medias res in one sentence. (1 point)

in one to two sentences, explain how the odyssey is an example of this literary technique. (1 point)

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