Question

Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. The forces sent by Cicones to stop the plundering of Odysseus and his men were skilled and powerful.

Explanation:The passage shown in the question above shows how Odysseus and the men who were fighting him had difficulties, losses and obstacles to defeat the forces sent by Cicones. This is because the forces sent by Cicones were very strong, skillful and powerful and even Odysseus' trained and experienced men were unable to defeat them easily.

All this power and skill of the forces sent by Cicones, must be present in a paraphrase of this stretch.