Read the excerpt from Part 3 of The Odyssey by Homer. so let me tell [Circe's] forecast: then we die with our eyes open, if we are going to die, or know what death we baffle if we can. Sirens weaving a haunting song over the sea we are to shun, she said, and their green shore all sweet with clover; yet she urged that I alone should listen to their song. Therefore you are to tie me up, tight as a splint, erect along the mast, lashed to the mast, and if I shout and beg to be untied, take more turns of the rope to muffle me.' What conclusion about Odysseus (the speaker) is best supported by the excerpt? He trusts Circe's advice. He remembers the Sirens. He questions his men's strength. He believes they will succeed.

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Makena

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22 June, 10:28

Read the excerpt from Part 3 of The Odyssey by Homer. so let me tell [Circe's] forecast: then we die with our eyes open, if we are going to die, or know what death we baffle if we can. Sirens weaving a haunting song over the sea we are to shun, she said, and their green shore all sweet with clover; yet she urged that I alone should listen to their song. Therefore you are to tie me up, tight as a splint, erect along the mast, lashed to the mast, and if I shout and beg to be untied, take more turns of the rope to muffle me.' What conclusion about Odysseus (the speaker) is best supported by the excerpt? He trusts Circe's advice. He remembers the Sirens. He questions his men's strength. He believes they will succeed.

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Ariella Barrett · Answer 1

He trusts Circe's advice

Explanation:

In the Odyssey, Circe is the goddess of magic, so following her advice would keep them safe. It would not be the other answers because, he has never heard the sirens, it doesn't say anything about him questioning his mens strength, and he seems to not be confident that they will exceed. Also I have taken the test and this was the correct answer.