1) F
2) B
3) D
4)A
5)G
6)E
7) C
Answer and explanation:
I'll present the answers to this long task in a list form. Hope it'll be helpful:
- What is the problems with the maids? The problem with the maids is that they acted on disloyalty while Odysseus was far away, this resulted on the maids being hanged to death.
- What does Penelope ask Odysseus, the beggar in disguise? Since Penelope didn't recognise him, she aked him about his roots, where he was from, his family and about her husband.
- What does Odysseus requests that Penelope not ask him about? Odysseus requests Penelope not to ask him about his life.
- What would make Penelope happy? What would make Penelope the happiest person is that Odysseus returned home safely.
- What does Penelope tell Odysseus about the suitors? That they wanted to marry her whatsoever and not to wait until he returned home.
- How does Penelope feel about marrying one of the suitors? She doesn't want to do so. In order for her to make time while she waited for her husband's return was to come up with various challenges for the suitors to beat them and try their luck with marrying her.
- What does "the beggar" pretend? Odysseus, disguised as a beggar with the help of Athena, plans to take his revenge upon the suitors that insist on marrying his wife.
- What does Penelope do as she listens to "the beggar"? She asks him question about her husband.
- What does Penelope ask "the beggar" to do? Penelope asks the beggar to describe how Odysseus is.
- What does "the beggar" tell Penelope about Odysseus? "The beggar" proceeds to describe very well how Odysseus looks like.
- What does "the beggar" tell Penelope about Odysseus's whereabouts? "The beggar" tells Penelope that Odysseus had a long journey but that he is still alive and that he would be returning home in a short period of time.
- What does Eurycleia say to Odysseus? Eurycleia tells to Odysseus that she knows who he really is.
- How does Odysseus respond to Eurycleia? At the previous revelation, Odysseus reacts with a death threat is she tells anyone about it.
- What did Eurycleia recognize on Odysseus’s thigh? What does she realize about "the beggar"? Eurycleia recognized the boar hunt scar on Odysseus's thigh.
- What secret must Eurycleia keeps? She must keep in secret that Odysseus is still alive, and where he is located at the moment.
- Explain the spell Athena cast on Penelope: Athena casted a sleep enchantment on Penelope.
Answer:
The options:
A) The ship encountered good weather and fair sailing at the beginning of its journey.
B) The sailors decided to caulk the decks and upper works of the ship after it was damaged in a storm.
C) The Pilgrims and ship's officers discussed the damage to the ship and decided to continue the voyage.
D) The crew used a large iron screw the passengers had brought from Holland to repair a beam that broke during a storm.
The CORRECT ANSWER IS C)
C) The Pilgrims and ship's officers discussed the damage to the ship and decided to continue the voyage.
Explanation:
The document "Of Plymouth Plantation" was constructed by William Bradford, the head of the Plymouth Protectorate in Massachusetts. The centre idea of the document is to reveal in details the harsh circumstances that Pilgrims experience in their journey. From the second paragraph of the text, we can infer how Bradford express the experience the ship with several ferocious storms, and how the officers take a closer look on whether they should go back. The mariners did latwr resolved to proceed on their journey after doing some necessary repairs and maintenance activities on the ship.
It's about the dark side of human nature. It's a bit dense, and definitely not suited for unskilled readers, but it's pretty good. The movie "Apocalypse Now" is based on "Heart of Darkness."
