Mock Test Ulysses SD ENGLISH TUTORIAL
1. Who is the speaker of the poem “Ulysses”?
A) Achilles B) Hector C) Ulysses D) Telemachus
2. Who wrote the poem “Ulysses”?
A) William Wordsworth B) Robert Frost C) John Keats D) Lord Tennyson
3. Where is Ulysses the king?
A) Athens B) Troy C) Sparta D) Ithaca
4. What does Ulysses find dull and boring?
A) Traveling B) Ruling the kingdom C) Staying at home as an idle king D) Fighting battles
5. Ulysses refers to his people as:
A) Noble and wise B) Savage and uncivilized C) Kind and loving D) Brave and strong
6. Who is Ulysses’ son?
A) Achilles B) Paris C) Hector D) Telemachus
7. Ulysses wants to leave his kingdom to:
A) Achilles B) Himself C) His wife D) Telemachus
8. Ulysses longs for:
A) Wealth B) Power C) Adventure and travel D) Silence and peace
9. Which of the following lines is famous from the poem?
A) Beauty is truth, truth beauty B) To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield C) The woods are lovely, dark and deep D) Because I could not stop for Death
10. What does Ulysses mean by “to drink life to the lees”?
A) To live quietly B) To give up life C) To experience life fully D) To avoid friends
11. Ulysses compares life to:
A) A garden B) A mountain C) A journey D) A river
12. What does Ulysses say about his age?
A) He is very young B) He is in his middle age C) He is a child D) He is old
13. Who does Ulysses invite to join him on his last adventure?
A) The people of Ithaca B) His wife C) His old mariners (sailors) D) His enemies
14. What is Ulysses’ attitude towards death?
A) He fears it B) He ignores it C) He accepts it but wants to do something great before dying D) He welcomes it immediately
15. How does Ulysses feel about just breathing and staying alive?
A) Happy B) Dissatisfied C) Peaceful D) Proud
16. The poem “Ulysses” is written as a:
A) Lyric B) Dramatic monologue C) Ballad D) Sonnet
17. “This is my son, mine own Telemachus” shows that Ulysses:
A) Dislikes his son B) Fears his son C) Trusts his son to rule Ithaca D) Is jealous of his son
18. Ulysses wishes to sail:
A) To Troy B) To Sparta C) Beyond the sunset D) To Athens
19. Who does Ulysses hope to meet in the afterlife?
A) Zeus B) Paris C) Telemachus D) Achilles
20. What is the main theme of “Ulysses”?
A) Love B) War C) Nature D) Adventure and the search for meaning
21. Ulysses describes his wife as:
A) Loving and young B) Powerful and wise C) Aged D) Absent
22. What does Ulysses think about resting from travel?
A) It is exciting B) It is necessary C) He cannot rest from travel D) It is easy
23. “I am a part of all that I have met” means:
A) He has lost his identity B) His experiences have shaped him C) He is alone D) He hates people
24. What do the “Happy Isles” represent in the poem?
A) Ithaca B) Paradise or afterlife C) Troy D) A real island
25. Ulysses leaves the practical work of ruling to:
A) Himself B) Telemachus C) The mariners D) The gods
26. Ulysses feels his people:
A) Love him B) Are his close friends C) Do not know him D) Always praise him
27. “Old age hath yet his honour and his toil” means:
A) Old people should rest B) Old age still has value and work to do C) Only young people can achieve D) Old age is useless
28. What does Ulysses say about experience?
A) It makes him tired B) It is boring C) It opens up more possibilities D) It is unnecessary
29. The poem ends with a call to:
A) Sleep B) Return home C) Strive and not yield D) Give up
30. The line “To rust unburnished, not to shine in use!” means:
A) Stay hidden B) Stay clean C) Not to waste one’s abilities D) Sleep all day
31. Ulysses speaks of “barren crags,” which means:
A) Fertile fields B) Crowded towns C) Rocky, empty land D) Green mountains
32. What does Ulysses say about “eternal silence”?
A) He welcomes it B) He is ready for it C) He wants to delay it by experiencing more D) He ignores it
33. Who are the “mariners” in the poem?
A) Warriors B) Poets C) Sailors who traveled with Ulysses D) Farmers
34. Ulysses is best described as:
A) Lazy B) Restless and adventurous C) Satisfied and content D) Weak and afraid
35. Ulysses’ journey represents:
A) The end of life B) Desire for power C) The quest for new experiences D) The return to home
36. Ulysses’ “aged wife” refers to:
A) Penelope B) Athena C) Helen D) Circe
37. The phrase “follow knowledge like a sinking star” suggests:
A) Chasing money B) Searching for knowledge endlessly C) Ignoring wisdom D) Waiting for nightfall
38. “To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield” means:
A) Never give up B) Rest at home C) Stay silent D) Run away from problems
39. Ulysses thinks his people:
A) Understand him B) Are loyal and loving C) Don’t truly know or appreciate him D) Praise him often
40. Ulysses mentions the “rainy Hyades” to:
A) Describe pleasant weather B) Show sadness C) Show his experience with tough journeys at sea D) Praise the gods
41. “I am become a name” means:
A) He is forgotten B) He is famous for his adventures C) He has changed his name D) He is nobody
42. Ulysses feels life is too short because:
A) He is bored B) There is so much more to see and do C) He is sick D) He is young
43. Who will perform “offices of tenderness” after Ulysses is gone?
A) Ulysses’ wife B) The mariners C) Telemachus D) The gods
44. Ulysses says “Death closes all,” which means:
A) Life is eternal B) Death is the end of everything C) He will never die D) Death is joyful
45. “Vile it were for some three suns to store and hoard myself” means:
A) He should rest for a while B) He hates the sun C) He does not want to waste even a short time of his life D) He wants to sleep
46. The “sceptre” in the poem symbolizes:
A) Knowledge B) Power and rule C) Friendship D) Adventure
47. “Life piled on life were all too little” shows:
A) He wants to live forever to explore more B) He is tired of life C) He wants to end his life D) He is satisfied
48. What does Ulysses say about his mariners?
A) They are weak B) They are lazy C) They are brave and loyal friends D) They are young
49. Ulysses plans to “sail beyond the sunset” which means:
A) Sailing west after sunset B) Resting at night C) Going into the unknown or afterlife D) Sailing at noon
50. What does Ulysses call his spirit?
A) Gray B) Young C) Joyful D) Angry
51. The poem “Ulysses” encourages people to:
A) Give up B) Never try new things C) Keep seeking new experiences D) Stay home always
52. “Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will” refers to:
A) Old age affecting body but not spirit B) Giving up easily C) Being young and strong D) Losing hope
53. “Cities of men and manners” suggests Ulysses has:
A) Seen many places and learned from different cultures B) Stayed in one place C) Ignored everyone D) Traveled alone
54. Ulysses thinks ordinary life is:
A) Interesting B) Satisfying C) Dull and meaningless D) Full of surprises
55. “Push off, and sitting well in order smite the sounding furrows” is a call to:
A) Eat B) Sleep C) Begin a new voyage/adventure D) Rest at home
56. Who is the “great Achilles” in the poem?
A) Ulysses’ son B) A Greek hero from Troy C) His sailor friend D) His father
57. Ulysses’ famous adventures took place in:
A) Troy B) Rome C) Sparta D) Ithaca
58. Ulysses’ subjects “know not me” because:
A) He is rarely with them B) He ignores them C) He doesn’t want to be known D) He is new to the place
59. “All times I have enjoyed greatly, have suffered greatly” means:
A) Life was easy B) Life had both happiness and sorrow C) He only suffered D) He only enjoyed
60. Ulysses leaves Ithaca because:
A) He hates his people B) He is afraid C) He is called by a thirst for knowledge and adventure D) He is bored of ruling