Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.


Why not


take these cheeses, get them stowed, come back,

throw open all the pens, and make a run for it?

We'll drive the kids and lambs aboard. We say

put out again on good salt water!'


Ah,


how sound that was! Yet I refused. I wished

to see the caveman, what he had to offer—

no pretty sight, it turned out, for my friends.




Odysseus ignores his men’s pleas to return to the ship. As a result, they face terrible consequences. How does Odysseus’s decision defy ancient Greek attitudes and values?


A great leader makes decisions that are good for him, no matter how they affect his men.

A great leader listens to his men and considers their thoughts and opinions.

A great leader has great self-control and makes sound decisions.

A great leader takes risks in order to gain more treasure and learn about foreign lands.