Important MCQ on Ulysses : Class 12 Sem 3 Part 3 2026
1. What did Ulysses' companions take with a "frolic welcome"?
(A) Only sunshine (B) Only thunder (C) Both thunder and sunshine (D) Neither
2. What does "Thunder and Sunshine" symbolize?
(A) Weather patterns (B) Bad times and good times (C) War and peace (D) Life and death
3. "Free hearts, free foreheads" indicates:
(A) Poverty (B) Slavery (C) Liberal minds and courage (D) Physical illness
4. According to Ulysses, old age still has its:
(A) Pain and sorrow (B) Honour and toil (C) Wealth and greed (D) Sleep and rest
5. The word "ere" means:
(A) After (B) Before (C) Always (D) Never
6. Ulysses wants to do some work of "____ note" before he dies.
(A) Music (B) Noble (C) Sad (D) Brief
7. With whom did Ulysses and his men "strive"?
(A) Animals (B) Gods (C) Farmers (D) Children
8. "The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks" refers to:
(A) Stars (B) Lighthouses/Coastal houses (C) Fireflies (D) Volcanos
9. Symbolically, "The long day wanes" represents:
(A) A summer day (B) The end of Ulysses' life (C) A boring meeting (D) The winter solstice
10. The moon is described as being:
(A) Fast (B) Bright (C) Slow (D) Red
11. "The deep moans round with many voices" - What is the deep?
(A) A forest (B) A valley (C) The sea (D) A cave
12. Why does Ulysses call his "friends"?
(A) To have dinner (B) To join a new voyage (C) To help him rule Ithaca (D) To say goodbye
13. Is it too late to seek a newer world?
(A) Yes, it's midnight (B) No, it is not too late (C) Yes, they are too old (D) Maybe
14. "Smite the sounding furrows" means:
(A) Planting seeds (B) Striking the waves with oars (C) Fighting a war (D) Digging a hole
15. Where does Ulysses' "purpose" hold him to sail?
(A) Back to Troy (B) Beyond the sunset (C) To the North Pole (D) To the nearby island
16. What are the "baths of all the western stars"?
(A) A lake (B) The horizon/sea where stars seem to set (C) A literal bathtub (D) A waterfall
17. How long does Ulysses intend to sail?
(A) For one week (B) Until he finds gold (C) Until he dies (D) Until it rains
18. What does Ulysses fear might "wash us down"?
(A) Rain (B) The gulfs/whirlpools (C) Tears (D) Wine
19. What is the "Happy Isles"?
(A) A market in Ithaca (B) The Greek Paradise/Elysium (C) A desert (D) A jail
20. Whom does Ulysses hope to see in the Happy Isles?
(A) Telemachus (B) Achilles (C) Priam (D) Hector
21. "Tho' much is taken, much ____"
(A) Remains (B) Abides (C) Dies (D) Goes
22. What has been taken away by old age?
(A) Memories (B) Physical strength (C) Kingdoms (D) Language
23. What "moved earth and heaven" in the old days?
(A) Earthquakes (B) The strength of Ulysses and his men (C) Magic (D) Machines
24. "That which we are, we are" indicates:
(A) Regret (B) Self-acceptance and determination (C) Confusion (D) Pride
25. Their hearts are described as:
(A) Cold (B) Heroic (C) Weak (D) Stone
26. What has made the heroes weak?
(A) Lack of food (B) Time and fate (C) Disease (D) Fear
27. Even though they are physically weak, they are "strong in ____."
(A) Body (B) Will (C) Money (D) Numbers
28. To "yield" means:
(A) To win (B) To surrender (C) To shout (D) To travel
29. The final line of the poem is a/an:
(A) Question (B) Command (C) Motto/Resolution (D) Insult
30. "Achilles" was the hero of which work?
(A) Odyssey (B) Iliad (C) Aeneid (D) Paradise Lost
31. The word "Strove" is the past tense of:
(A) Strike (B) Strive (C) Strove (D) Striven
32. "The sounding furrows" refers to:
(A) Musical instruments (B) Roaring waves (C) Ploughed fields (D) Deep valleys
33. What is the tone of the poem's conclusion?
(A) Pessimistic (B) Optimistic and determined (C) Sarcastic (D) Fearful
34. The "Western stars" setting in the sea is a metaphor for:
(A) Birth (B) Death/End of journey (C) Wealth (D) Navigation
35. "One equal temper" means:
(A) They are all angry (B) They share a common spirit/mood (C) They are all the same age (D) They have no mood
36. Ulysses calls his mariners to "Push off." What are they pushing?
(A) A stone (B) Their vessel/ship (C) Their luck (D) The walls
37. What mythological war is referenced in "strove with Gods"?
(A) Peloponnesian War (B) Trojan War (C) Punic War (D) World War I
38. In "The deep moans round," the sea is ____.
(A) Metaphorized (B) Personified (C) Alliterated (D) Hyperbolized
39. The "Happy Isles" are located in which ocean (mythologically)?
(A) Indian (B) Pacific (C) Atlantic (D) Arctic
40. "Not unbecoming men" is an example of:
(A) Litotes (Double Negative) (B) Simile (C) Onomatopoeia (D) Pun
41. Ulysses believes death:
(A) Is a new beginning (B) Closes all (C) Is a myth (D) Can be avoided
42. Who is the speaker of the poem?
(A) Tennyson (B) Telemachus (C) Ulysses (D) Penelope
43. "To seek a newer world" shows Ulysses' ____.
(A) Greed (B) Boredom (C) Inquisitive spirit (D) Hatred for Ithaca
44. The phrase "To sail beyond the sunset" implies:
(A) Sailing east (B) Sailing west (C) Sailing north (D) Staying at home
45. What does the word "toil" mean?
(A) Oil (B) Hard work (C) Rest (D) Victory
46. "Moans round with many voices" suggests the sea is:
(A) Silent (B) Calm (C) Alive and calling (D) Dying
47. "Much abides" refers to their:
(A) Gold (B) Ships (C) Unconquerable will (D) Children
48. Ulysses and his men were once "strength which moved ____."
(A) Mountains (B) Earth and heaven (C) The moon (D) Their enemies
49. "T is not too late" – Here "'T" stands for:
(A) The (B) It (C) That (D) This
50. Which word describes Ulysses' attitude towards life?
(A) Passive (B) Dynamic (C) Scared (D) Lazy
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