1–10: General Understanding & Context
• Who is the speaker in "Ulysses"?
A) Achilles
B) Ulysses
C) Telemachus
D) Tennyson
• What is Ulysses dissatisfied with at the beginning of the poem?
A) His fame
B) His wealth
C) His idle life as a king
D) His son’s behavior
• What genre is "Ulysses"?
A) Sonnet
B) Elegy
C) Dramatic monologue
D) Narrative poem
• "Ulysses" was written after the death of—
A) Tennyson’s son
B) Tennyson’s wife
C) Arthur Hallam
D) Tennyson’s father
• Which kingdom does Ulysses rule?
A) Sparta
B) Troy
C) Ithaca
D) Athens
• What is Ulysses’ view of old age?
A) Time for rest
B) Time for ruling
C) Still capable of greatness
D) A period of sorrow
• Ulysses compares himself to a—
A) Sleeping lion
B) Sword rusting unused
C) Wandering cloud
D) Tree without fruit
• To whom does Ulysses leave the responsibility of ruling the kingdom?
A) His soldiers
B) His wife
C) Telemachus
D) His ministers
• What quality does Ulysses admire in Telemachus?
A) Bravery
B) Patience and governance
C) Love of travel
D) Strength
• Which line suggests Ulysses’ desire to continue exploring?
A) “I am become a name”
B) “To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield”
C) “Matched with an aged wife”
D) “This is my son, mine own Telemachus”
11–20: Literary Devices & Imagery
• “I am become a name” is an example of—
A) Metaphor
B) Synecdoche
C) Hyperbole
D) Irony
• “Life piled on life” means—
A) Too much life lived
B) Life experiences accumulated
C) Boring life
D) Old age
• What does Ulysses mean by “to follow knowledge like a sinking star”?
A) Knowledge is dangerous
B) Knowledge is fading
C) Pursuit of knowledge is endless
D) Knowledge is easy to obtain
• The line “I cannot rest from travel” shows—
A) Ulysses’ illness
B) His love for journey
C) His fear of death
D) His tiredness
• “As though to breathe were life!” expresses—
A) Joy of living
B) Irony about idle life
C) Passion for ruling
D) Pain of breathing
• The dominant metaphor in the poem is—
A) Death as sleep
B) Life as a voyage
C) Love as fire
D) Fate as wind
• What literary device is used in “free hearts, free foreheads”?
A) Simile
B) Personification
C) Alliteration
D) Irony
• Ulysses speaks to his mariners using which tone?
A) Harsh and commanding
B) Encouraging and noble
C) Sad and hopeless
D) Indifferent
• The sea is a symbol of—
A) Political power
B) Love and beauty
C) Adventure and the unknown
D) Death
• “Made weak by time and fate” refers to—
A) Telemachus
B) Nature
C) Old mariners
D) Ulysses and his crew
21–30: Thematic Questions
• Which theme is central to “Ulysses”?
A) War and peace
B) Mortality and immortality
C) Aging and restlessness
D) Religion and salvation
• Ulysses represents which Romantic trait?
A) Worship of nature
B) Love for the exotic
C) Rebellion against limitations
D) Pessimism
• What does Ulysses suggest about heroism?
A) It belongs only to youth
B) It fades with time
C) It continues despite age
D) It’s a myth
• The poem ends with a note of—
A) Resignation
B) Defeat
C) Defiance and hope
D) Confusion
• Ulysses’ dissatisfaction with his people is mainly due to—
A) Their poverty
B) Their lack of adventure
C) Their disrespect
D) Their disloyalty
• “We are not now that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven”—implies—
A) Old age has weakened them
B) They are dead
C) Strength is a memory
D) They are still powerful
• Ulysses considers death as—
A) A tragic end
B) A glorious possibility
C) An enemy
D) A punishment
• How does Ulysses view experience?
A) As a burden
B) As pointless
C) As treasure
D) As repetitive
• Ulysses addresses which audience in the poem?
A) His wife
B) Himself
C) Telemachus and his mariners
D) The gods
• Tennyson presents Ulysses as a symbol of—
A) Authority
B) Defeat
C) Eternal quest
D) Domestic life
31–40: Poetic Structure & Style
• The poem is written in—
A) Heroic couplets
B) Blank verse
C) Free verse
D) Spenserian stanzas
• The tone of the poem can best be described as—
A) Humble
B) Melancholic
C) Reflective and determined
D) Joyful
• The poem contains how many sections (logically)?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
• What is the meter used in “Ulysses”?
A) Trochaic tetrameter
B) Iambic pentameter
C) Anapestic trimeter
D) Dactylic hexameter
• The shift in focus from Ulysses to Telemachus marks a change in—
A) Mood
B) Setting
C) Theme
D) Speaker
• The line “To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield” uses—
A) Chiasmus
B) Climax
C) Hyperbole
D) Simile
• The poem ends on a note of—
A) Reflection
B) Enthusiasm
C) Passive acceptance
D) Heroic resolve
• How does Ulysses view his past adventures?
A) With regret
B) With pride
C) With shame
D) With confusion
• “There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail”—symbolizes—
A) Final voyage
B) Start of war
C) Leaving Ithaca
D) Past memory
• “Some work of noble note may yet be done” expresses—
A) Hope and ambition
B) Acceptance of defeat
C) Nostalgia
D) Pride in others
41–50: Critical Thinking
• Ulysses’ longing for travel reflects—
A) Tennyson’s escapism
B) Man’s eternal restlessness
C) Colonial ambition
D) Religious faith
• The poem has a strong undercurrent of—
A) Fatalism
B) Stoicism
C) Romanticism
D) Realism
• What is Ulysses' opinion about domestic life?
A) Fulfilling
B) Glorious
C) Boring and passive
D) Challenging
• The poem suggests that life without purpose is—
A) Peaceful
B) Dangerous
C) Empty
D) God-given
• “Death closes all” reflects—
A) Ulysses’ fear
B) Tennyson’s atheism
C) Mortality
D) Eternal sleep
• Ulysses’ attitude toward Telemachus is—
A) Envious
B) Supportive
C) Angry
D) Jealous
• Which line best captures the spirit of the Victorian age?
A) “Death closes all”
B) “To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield”
C) “Matched with an aged wife”
D) “I will drink life to the lees”
• The poem can be seen as a metaphor for—
A) Marital conflict
B) National pride
C) Personal quest
D) Political struggle
• The poem implies that a meaningful life requires—
A) Obedience
B) Routine
C) Struggle and purpose
D) Comfort and rest
• Ulysses’ journey is ultimately a quest for—
A) Fame
B) Peace
C) Identity and fulfillment
D) Revenge
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