Question

1. what does odysseus learn when he meets his mother in the underworld?

a) she never stopped searching for him
b) she died from grief while he was away
c) she became queen in his absence
d) she no longer remembers him

Explanation:

In the Odyssey, when Odysseus meets his mother Anticlea in the Underworld, she tells him that she died from grief due to his long absence. Option a is incorrect as she did stop searching (she died), option c is incorrect as she didn't become queen, and option d is incorrect as she remembers him.

Answer:

b) She died from grief while he was away