Question

read the excerpt from the odyssey.
plunder we took, and we enslaved the women,
to make division, equal shares to all—
but on the spot i told them: back, and quickly!
out to sea again! my men were mutinous,
fools, on stores of wine. sheep after sheep they
butchered by the surf, and shambling cattle,
feasting, — while fugitives went inland, running
to call to arms the main force of cicones.
which is the most effective paraphrase of this
excerpt?
○ when odysseus and his men arrived on the island
of cicones, they enslaved women and feasted on
the sheep and cattle they had butchered by the sea.
○ although odysseus tells his men that they need to
return quickly to the ship, the men are too busy
dividing their findings into equal shares for everyone.
○ odysseus warns his men to return to the ship, but
many of the men did not listen and instead ran inland
to see what else they could take for themselves.
○ the men continued their acts of greed despite
odysseus’s commands to stop and return to the
ship, and the fugitives of cicones ran inland to fetch
help.

Explanation:

The excerpt describes Odysseus ordering his men back to the ship, but the men mutinied (feasted, butchered animals), while Cicone fugitives ran inland to call for help. The correct paraphrase must include all key elements: Odysseus's command, men's disobedience/greed, and fugitives seeking aid. The last option covers all these points accurately.

Answer:

The men continued their acts of greed despite Odysseus's commands to stop and return to the ship, and the fugitives of Cicones ran inland to fetch help.