Question

Read this excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey by Homer.

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.
This was an army, trained to fight on horseback
or, where the ground required, on foot. They came
with dawn over that terrain like the leaves
and blades of spring. So doom appeared to us
According to the excerpt, Odysseus believes his men were ?

Answer 1

Answer: careless

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer and Explanation:

The correct answer is, Odysseus believes his men were "careless". The men were believed to be careless so the answer is C, "The forces sent by Cicones to stop the plundering of Odysseus and his men were skilled and powerful."

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