Ulysses Examination, Important MCQ on Ulysses

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Ulysses Examination, Important MCQ on Ulysses

F. M-39 TIME: 1 HOUR 

Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark each)

1. What type of a poem is Ulysses?

A) a sonnet

B) a dramatic lyric

C) an ode

D) a dramatic monologue

2. The poem’s title, Ulysses, refers to the Roman name for the Greek hero—

A) Achilles

B) Odysseus

C) Hector

D) Ajax

3. "To strive, to seek, to find, and —"

A) never give up

B) not to yield

C) conquer all

D) reach for more

4. Which phrase from the poem best reflects Ulysses’ restless spirit?

A) "Grow old along with me."

B) "Much have I seen and known,"

C) "I yearn for the old familiar ways"

D) "To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield,"

5. Who was Ulysses’ son?

A) Perseus

B) Telemachus

C) Achilles

D) Agamemnon

6. One of the main duties of Telemachus would be to—

A) make the mild people rugged

B) make the rugged people mild

C) subdue all enemies

D) conquer many nations

7. ‘Happy Isles’ refers to—

A) an island of ancient Greece

B) a fictitious place which Greek people believed in

C) an island where all people are happy

D) a place in heaven

8. Which figure of speech is employed in "I will drink life to the lees"?

A) Metaphor

B) Irony

C) Personification

D) Paradox

9. "I cannot rest from —"

A) ruling

B) writing

C) travel

D) hunting

10. "This is my son, mine own Telemachus, / To whom I leave —"

A) the throne and the kingdom

B) the sceptre and the isle

C) the throne and the island

D) imperial authority

11. "And this gray spirit yearning in desire, / To follow knowledge like —"

A) a sinking star

B) a sinking ship

C) a rising moon

D) a setting sun

12. Assertion (A): Ulysses feels it is pointless to stay at home and govern.

Reason (R): He believes life should be lived through adventure.

A) A and R are both true and R is the correct explanation of A

B) A and R are both true but R is not the correct explanation of A

C) A is correct but R is incorrect

D) A is incorrect but R is correct

13. The poem is written in—

A) verse libre (free verse)

B) iambic pentameter

C) iambic hexameter

D) trochaic trimeter

14. Ulysses was the hoary King of—

A) Corinth Island

B) Cape Island

C) Ithaca

D) Good Hope Island

15. "Free hearts, free foreheads — you and I are old;" Here ‘you’ refers to—

A) Telemachus

B) Wife of Ulysses

C) The fellow mariners

D) All the free-spirited people

16. What does ‘sceptre’ symbolize?

A) Sovereignty

B) Freedom

C) Autocracy

D) None of them

17. Whom does Ulysses refer to as a ‘savage race’?

A) The swimmers

B) The Austrians

C) The people he rules

D) The Greeks

18. "I will drink / Life to the lees" means—

A) to lead a simple life

B) to take care of life

C) to fight in life

D) to enjoy life to the fullest

19. What is Ulysses’ primary desire in the poem?

A) to rule his Kingdom

B) to rest and relax

C) to embark on new adventures

D) to visit his family

20. Tennyson penned Ulysses after the death of his friend—

A) MacArthur

B) Arthur Henry Hallam

C) Henry John William

D) None of them

21. In Ulysses, the speaker reflects on a life of—

A) Peaceful contentment

B) Restless adventure

C) Deep religious faith

D) Crushing defeat

22. Which line expresses Ulysses’ desire for continued exploration?

A) "How dull it is to pause, to make an end,/To rust unburnished, not to shine in use!"

B) "I must forget what I was, but feel the lapse of manhood in my face."

C) "More sacks to the mill"

D) "Though much is taken, much is left behind."

23. What metaphor does Ulysses use for knowledge?

A) "To sail beyond the sunset"

B) "To follow knowledge like a sinking star"

C) "The deep moans round with many voices"

D) "The great Achilles, whom we knew"

24. The main conflict in Ulysses is—

A) Fear of aging and mortality

B) The challenge of loyalty to homeland

C) The struggle between duty and personal desire

D) The longing for simpler life

25. "Thro’ scudding drifts the rainy Hyades" — ‘Hyades’ refers to—

A) Park

B) Constellation of planets

C) Constellation of stars

D) City

26. "I am become a name." Here ‘I’ refers to—

A) Telemachus

B) Aeschylus

C) Oedipus

D) Ulysses

27. Diagram (interest of Ulysses):

Answer: _________

28. Pick the false statement:

(1) Ulysses was the father of Telemachus.

(2) He didn’t intend to leave the kingdom to his son.

(3) He loved his son.

(4) He considered his son blameless.

29. What would happen if Ulysses had to rest from travel?

A) He would be happy

B) He would be satisfied

C) His restless and adventurous spirit would not be contented

D) His son would kill him

30. Statement A: Death closes all.

Statement B: Something ere the end, / Some work of noble note, may yet be done.

Options: _________

31. "I mete and dole / Unequal laws unto —"

A) a civilised race

B) a savage race

C) a savage island

D) rugged people

32. Match the columns:

I – idle king → ( )

II – Telemachus → ( )

III – Ulysses’ travel → ( )

IV – Ulysses’ motto → ( )

33. Correct order of statements:

I) Ulysses reflects on Telemachus.

II) Ulysses expresses restlessness.

III) Ulysses talks of travels.

IV) Ulysses inspires mariners.

34. Ulysses was a/an—

A) English hero

B) Roman hero

C) Venetian hero

D) Greek hero

35. The Battle of Troy happened between—

A) England and France

B) Greece and City of Troy

C) Russia and America

D) India and Turkey

36. Telemachus symbolizes—

A) Life of inaction

B) Life of action

C) Common duties of life

D) Life of adventure

37. The figure of speech in "For always roaming with a hungry heart" is—

A) Simile

B) Alliteration

C) Assonance

D) Chiasmus

38. Assertion (A): Ulysses became a name.

Reason (R): He always roamed with a hungry heart.

Options: _________

39. To whom does Ulysses hand over his kingdom?

A) His stepson Telemachus

B) His own son Telemachus

C) His wife Penelope

D) None of them