Important MCQs of Ulysses

 Important MCQs of Ulysses 

 

1. Who is the speaker in the poem "Ulysses"?

a) Achilles

b) Odysseus/Ulysses

c) Hector

d) Apollo

 

2. What is Ulysses unhappy about at the beginning of the poem?

a) His wealth

b) His age

c) The idle life of a king

d) His son

 

3. What does Ulysses say about the people he rules?

a) They love him

b) They are wise and kind

c) They are savage and ignorant of him

d) They worship him

 

4. What does the phrase "I will drink / Life to the lees" suggest?

a) He wants to sleep

b) He wants to give up

c) He wants to enjoy life fully

d) He is tired of life

 

5. Where did Ulysses fight battles with his peers?

a) Athens

b) Sparta

c) Windy Troy

d) Rome

 

6. What does Ulysses mean by "I am a part of all that I have met"?

a) He has lost himself

b) He is influenced by his experiences

c) He belongs nowhere

d) He forgets everything

7. What does Ulysses compare himself to in the line "I am become a name"?

a) A god

b) A memory or legend

c) A soldier

d) A king

 

8. What does Ulysses long for most?

a) Power

b) Travel and adventure

c) Peace and quiet

d) Wealth

 

9. What kind of heart does Ulysses claim to have?

a) Cold

b) Hungry

c) Weak

d) Stone

 

10. What has Ulysses seen and known?

a) Myths and legends

b) Only his own kingdom

c) Cities, manners, and governments

d) Books and scrolls

 

11. What natural image is used to describe the sea voyage?

a) Glowing sun

b) Rainy Hyades

c) Calm lake

d) Snowy mountains

 

12. How does Ulysses describe the laws he gives his people?

a) Equal and fair

b) Holy and divine

c) Unequal and burdensome

d) Just and loving

 

13. Ulysses describes himself as:

a) A peaceful ruler

b) A warrior past his prime

c) A legend who rests

d) A name with no meaning

 

14. The poem “Ulysses” is written in which poetic form?

a) Sonnet

b) Blank verse

c) Free verse

d) Rhyming couplets

 

15. What literary device is used in "I cannot rest from travel"?

a) Simile

b) Hyperbole

c) Alliteration

d) Enjambment

 

16. What is the tone of the poem?

a) Hopeful and adventurous

b) Sad and grieving

c) Humorous and playful

d) Angry and harsh

 

17. Who is "matched with an aged wife"?

a) Telemachus

b) Achilles

c) Ulysses

d) A common man

 

18. What does "mete and dole" mean in the context of the poem?

a) Fight and conquer

b) Sing and dance

c) Measure and distribute

d) Hunt and gather

 

19. What kind of people does Ulysses rule over now?

a) Noble and wise

b) Brave and heroic

c) Savage and dull

d) Happy and wealthy

 

20. What does the sea symbolize for Ulysses?

a) Danger and death

b) His kingdom

c) Freedom and exploration

d) Peace and stillness

 

21. Which Greek mythological event is referenced in the poem?

a) War of Thebes

b) Fall of Troy

c) Odyssey of Hercules

d) Labors of Theseus

 

22. What does Ulysses plan to do at the end of the poem?

a) Die peacefully

b) Rule wisely

c) Set sail again

d) Rest with his wife

 

23. Which word best describes Ulysses’ attitude toward aging?

a) Acceptance

b) Resentment

c) Fear

d) Indifference

 

24. What effect does Ulysses say travel had on him?

a) It weakened him

b) It made him famous

c) It enriched his soul

d) It broke his spirit

 

25. "I cannot rest from travel" reflects which theme of the poem?

a) War and peace

b) Rest and sleep

c) Pursuit of knowledge and adventure

d) Royal duty

 

26. What does “drink life to the lees” metaphorically mean?

a) Avoid sorrow

b) Face death

c) Waste time

d) Live life fully