Ulysses MCQ
Ulysses – A Dramatic Monologue of 1842
Alfred Lord Tennyson [1809-1892]
MCQ – 1 Mark
Different Categorical Important Questions
Informative
1. “It little profits that an idle king,” The ‘idle king’ in the line refers to
(A) Achilles
(B) Telemachus
(C) Ulysses
(D) Hyades.
2. Ulysses describes his subjects as
(A) ‘free hearts, free foreheads’
(B) a ‘savage race’
(C) ‘bringer of new things’
(D) ‘most blameless’
3. Ulysses compares his experience with
(A) the sea
(B) an arch
(C) a ship
(D) a gateway
4. Tennyson’s poem ‘Ulysses’ is a /an
(A) sonnet
(B) dramatic monologue
(C) elegy
(D) lyric
5. Throughout the span of the poem ‘Ulysses’ the only one(s) speaker(s) is /are
(A) Alfred Tennyson
(B) the mariners
(C) Telemachus
(D) Ulysses.
6. “Yet all experience is an arch wherethro’ /Gleams that untravelled world….” The figure of speech used in this line is
(A) personification
(B) alliteration
(C) metaphor
(D) simile
7. Ulysses has known so much about the world
(A) by taking part in the battle of Troy
(B) by talking with his fellow mariners
(C) by reading a lot of books
(D) by travelling all over the world.
8. Ulysses drunk “the delight of battle”
(A) in the dim sea of Troy
(B) in the Happy Isles of Troy
(C) in the barren crags of Troy
(D) in the plains of Troy.
9. In Tennyson’s poem ‘Ulysses’, we find Ulysses as a /an
(A) helpless old man
(B) young Greek hero
(C) old displeased man
(D) angry old man
10. According to Ulysses, Hyades
(A) hoard, sleep and feed
(B) mete and dole unequal laws
(C) drinks life to the lees
(D) vexes the dim sea with rain.
11. Telemachus is the name of Ulysses’s
(A) dear son
(B) peer in the battle
(C) household god
(D) well-loved mariner
12. “I mete and dole unequal laws unto a savage race” This speech of Ulysses confirms that the speaker is a —
(A) racist
(B) lawyer
(C) judge
(D) king.
13. Ulysses calls________’most blameless’.
(A) his son Telemachus
(B) one of his mariners
(C) Hyades
(D) Achilles
14. In the monologue Ulysses speaks with his mariners —
(A) at the time of sunrise
(B) at the time of sunset
(C) in a rainy afternoon
(D) in a moonlit night
15. By the expression ‘come, my friends’ Ulysses calls
(A) his soldiers
(B) his counsellors
(C) his subjects
(D) his mariners.
16. Ulysses wants to leave his kingdom at an old age because
(A) he wants to extend his kingdom by winning other lands
(B) he longs to enjoy the thrill of expedition
(C) he wants to take revenge on his enemies
(D) he is displeased with his son.
17. Ulysses is acting as the king of Ithaca in the poem
(A) three months
(B) three years
(C) three weeks
(D) three days.
18. Telemachus, the dear son of Ulysses is expected to pay ‘meet adoration’ to
(A) the aged wife of Ulysses
(B) his father
(C) his mother
(D) his household gods.
19. “…by slow prudence to make mild a rugged people.” Ulysses considers___________as “rugged people”.
(A) his enemies
(B) his subjects
(C) his soldiers
(D) his mariners.
20. “This is my son, mine own Telemachus, /To whom I leave the sceptre and the isle”—In this line “sceptre” stands for
(A) his love for son
(B) the spirit of adventure
(C) a deadly weapon
(D) the royal power.
21. “You and I are old”—Here in this line ‘You’ and ‘I’ respectively refer to
(A) Ulysses and Achilles
(B) Ulysses and Telemachus
(C) Ulysses’ aged wife and himself.
(D) old mariners and Ulysses.
22. “………..the deep moans round with many voices.” The figure of speech___________is used in this line.
(A) Simile
(B) Personification
(C) Metaphor
(D) Hyperbole
23. Ulysses uses the word ‘ringing’ to describe the plains of Troy because
(A) the battle of Troy was started by the ringing of a bell
(B) Trojan soldiers carried bells in the battlefield
(C) there were many temples with ringing
(D) in the battlefield of Troy the continuous clashing weapons caused ringing sound.
24. “There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail”—The word ‘her’ here refers to—
(A) the ship
(B) Penelope
(C) a woman
(D) Ulysses’ wife
25. Discharging the duties of a king, Ulysses feels—
(A) dissatisfied
(B) happy
(C) youthful
(D) energetic.
26. The phrase ‘still hearth’ refers to—
(A) a tranquil family life
(B) a rich household
(C) a lovely household
(D) a chaotic life
27. The kingdom of Ulysses is—
(A) full of grassland
(B) rough and rugged
(C) meadowy plain
(D) beautiful and green.
28. Ulysses considers the people of his kingdom to be—
(A) disciplined
(B) great warriors
(C) civilized
(D) uncouth.
29. Like himself Ulysses’ wife is also—
(A) fierce
(B) old
(C) savage
(D) young.
30. Ulysses regrets that his subjects are—
(A) aware and fierce
(B) unaware of his achievements
(C) young and able
(D) conscious of his achievements.
31. The word ‘lees’ actually means—
(A) floating particles in a drink
(B) dregs of a drink
(C) first sip of a drink
(D) garnish of a drink.
32. “I will drink /Life to the lees”—Here Ulysses talks of
(A) living life till the very end
(B) celebrating with his men
(C) wishing long life to his peers
(D) raising a toast.
33. Ulysses on his adventures had been to—
(A) Happy Isles
(B) unpopulated islands
(C) various countries
(D) only Troy.
34. The adventures have caused Ulysses—
(A) great delight
(B) both joy and suffering
(C) great suffering
(D) great harm.
35. The phrase “ringing plains” refers to the battlefield of Troy
(A) resounding with the sound of arms
(B) resounding with the clamour of arms
(C) echoing with the sound of trumpet
(D) echoing with the sound of bells.
36. The ventures of Ulysses have made him—
(A) well-known
(B) humble
(C) obscure
(D) infamous.
37. The position of Hades in the sky predicts—
(A) thunder
(B) storm
(C) sunshine
(D) rain.
38. “Yet all experience is an arch wherethro’ /Gleams the untravell’d world…”—This line is an example of the figure of speech—
(A) metaphor
(B) anticlimax
(C) simile
(D) climax.
39. In the poem ‘Ulysses’ experience is compared to—
(A) an arch
(B) a roof
(C) a pillar
(D) a plinth.
40. As a person full of zest for life Ulysses feels—
(A) few lifetime is enough to gain knowledge
(B) numerous lifetime is not enough to gain knowledge
(C) one lifetime is enough to gain knowledge
(D) few lifetime is enough to gain knowledge.
41. The phrase ‘eternal silence’ refers to the end of—
(A) sailing
(B) war
(C) adventure
(D) life.
42. Ulysses have stayed in his kingdom for—
(A) a year
(B) three months
(C) many years
(D) three years.
43. The word ‘sun’ in the phrase three suns in the poem refers to—
(A) a month
(B) a star
(C) a planet
(D) a celestial year.
44. Knowledge according to Ulysses is—
(A) beyond the limit of human comprehension
(B) easily grasped
(C) easily comprehended
(D) within the limit of human thoughts
45. Telemachus is Ulysses’—
(A) peer
(B) friend
(C) son
(D) subject.
46. The poem ‘Ulysses’ contains—
(A) two stanzas
(B) four stanza
(C) one stanzas
(D) three stanzas.
47. According to Ulysses the natural phenomena that ‘moans round with many voices’ is the—
(A) air
(B) cloud
(C) sea
(D) river.
48. According to Ulysses, the “rugged people” are
(D) the people of Ithaca
(A) the people of Troy
(C) his mariners
(B) Achilles and Trojan heroes.
49. Telemachus is expected to make mild the tough people of Ithaca
(A) by taking quick measure
(B) through force
(C) through subduing them by force
(D) through soft degrees.
50. By travelling with a hungry heart Ulysses has known—
(A) himself
(B) the outside world
(C) both himself and the outside world
(D) many strange things.
51. Ulysses introduces his listeners to his—
(A) peers
(B) daughter
(C) son
(D) wife.
52. A ‘sceptre’ is a decorated staff or wand held in the hand of a ruling—
(A) president
(B) prime minister
(C) monarch
(D) minister.
53. A sceptre is a symbol of a ruler’s—
(A) conduct
(B) popularity
(C) universality
(D) authority.
54. Telemachus discharges his duty in his father’s—
(A) absence
(B) presence
(C) illness
(D) carelessness.
55. “He works his work, I mine”—The quoted line speaks of the—
(A) difference between Ulysses and Achilles
(B) similarity between Ulysses and Telemachus
(C) similarity between Ulysses and Achilles
(D) difference between Ulysses and Telemachus.
56. According to Ulysses, his son Telemachus is—
(A) prudent and responsible
(B) prudent but not responsible
(C) prudent but shameless
(D) impudent and irresponsible.
57. Telemachus pays due reverence and worships his—
(A) household gods
(B) mother
(C) parents
(D) father.
58. The word ‘meet’ is an old usage which means—
(A) proper
(B) dutiful
(C) unsuitable
(D) improper.
59. While Ulysses was addressing his mariners—
(A) the sun was shining
(B) the sky was blue the sun had set
(C) the moon was waning
(D) the sun had set.
60. Ulysses’s former mariners—
(A) stuck by Ulysses in both good and bad times
(B) went with Ulysses to the Happy Isles
(C) went to visit Achilles
(D) accompanied Ulysses in the battlefield only.
61. The phrase “thunder and sunshine” means—
(A) both bad times and good times
(B) very bad times
(C) both good times and bad times
(D) inclement weather.
62. In the phrase “the vessel puffs” the word puff is associated with—
(A) sail
(B) breath
(C) oar
(D ) hull.
63. The oars striking the water creates—
(A) foam
(B) waves
(C) ripples
(D) furrows.
64. In the poem the word ‘gulfs’ refer to the—
(A) ravine
(B) river
(C) sea
(D) cove
65. When Ulysses says “Tho’ much is taken, much abides”—he expresses his—
(A) hopefulness
(B) frustration
(C) unhappiness
(D) anger.
66. The great Achilles is now in—
(A) Happy seas
(B) Happy country
(C) Happy Isles
(D) Happy gulfs.
67. Ulysses acknowledges that he and his mariners are—
(A) young
(B) old
(C) wary
(D) angry.
68. Ulysses urges his fellow mariners to
(A) forget all about their past achievements
(B) sit quietly at home
(C) embark on a new venture despite their age
(D) count their days.
69. Ulysses’s indomitable spirit is reflected in the line—
(A) “He works his work, I mine”
(B) “I am a part of all that I have met”
(C) “To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield”
(D) “I become a name”
70. The poem ‘Ulysses’ was written by
(A) Robert Browning
(D) Alfred Lord Tennyson.
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Fill in the blanks
1. “And drunk delight of battle with my __________, Far on the ringing plains of _________ Troy.” [Choose the right option to fill in the blanks.]
(A) friends, airy
(B) enemies, sunny
(C) soldiers, rainy
(D) peers, windy
2. “Much have I seen and known; cities of men And manners, __________, councils, governments.” [Choose the right option to fill in the blank.]
(A) environments
(B) climates
(C) atmospheres
(D) weathers
3. “Life piled on __________ were all too little.” [Choose the right option to fill in the blank.]
(A) others
(B) years
(C) life
(D) age
4. Ulysses is the Roman name of __________. [Choose the right option to fill in the blank.]
(A) Hyades
(B) Achilles
(C) Odysseus
(D) Menelaus
5. “…and vile it were for some three __________ to store and hoard myself.” [Choose the right option to fill in the blank.]
(A) moons
(B) suns
(C) years
(D) months
6. “This is my __________, mine own Telemachus.” [Choose the right option to fill in the blank.]
(A) son
(B) friend
(C) soldier
(D) mariner
7. Ulysses hopes that his son Telemachus would pay __________ adoration to his household gods. [Choose the right option to fill in the blank.]
(A) proper
(B) meet
(C) appropriate
(D) due
8. Ulysses hopes to see great Achilles in __________. [Choose the right option to fill in the blank.]
(A) heaven
(B) a sea port
(C) Troy
(D) Happy Isles
9. “This is my son, mine own Telemachus, To whom I leave the __________ and the __________.” [Choose the right option to fill in the blank.]
(A) sceptre, kingdom
(B) sword, sceptre, isle
(C) sword, sceptre(
(D) sceptre, sword
10. Leaving his kingdom, Ulysses wishes to go into a voyage with __________. [Choose the right option to fill in the blank.]
(A) his son
(B) his mariners
(C) his aged wife
(D) Telemachus
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Column Matching Type
1. Match the words in Column A with the contents in Column B.
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Ulysses | (a) most blameless |
| (ii) Telemachus | (b) a great hero |
| (iii) Ulysses’s mariners | (c) cannot rest from travel |
| (iv) Achilles | (d) toiled, wrought and thought with Ulysses |
Options
(A) (i)-(d), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(a)
(B) (i)-(c), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(d)
(C) (i)-(c), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(b)
(D) (i)-(b), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(c)
2. Match the words in Column A with the contents in Column B.
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Ithaca | (a) a star |
| (ii) Hyades | (b) Ulysses’ son |
| (iii) Troy | (c) Kingdom of Ulysses |
| (iv) Telemachus | (d) The city where there was a battle |
Options
(A) (i)-(b), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(a)
(B) (i)-(d), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(b)
(C) (i)-(c), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(b)
(D) (i)-(c), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(a)
3. Match the words in Column A with the contents in Column B.
Column A | Column B |
| (i) rugged people | (a) Telemachus |
| (ii) centred in the sphere of common duties | (b) Ulysses |
| (iii) free hearts, free foreheads | (c) subjects of Ulysses |
| (iv) idle King | (d) mariners |
Options
(A) (i)-(c), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(a)
(B) (i)-(a), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(b)
(C) (i)-(d), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(c)
(D) (i)-(c), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(b)
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Assertion-Reasoning Type
1. Assertion (A) : Ulysses has seen and known much.
Reason (R) : ?
Choose the correct answer :
(A) He has studied a lot of books.
(B) He has roamed far and wide.
(C) His companions have informed him about a lot of things.
(D) He has lived a long life.
2. Assertion (A) : I cannot rest from travel.
Reason (R) : I will drink life to the lees.
Choose the correct answer :
(A) Assertion is right and the attitude expressed by the statement in Reason part is the true reason.
(B) Assertion is right but the Reason is wrong.
(C) Assertion is wrong but the Reason is right.
(D) Both the Assertion and Reason are wrong.
3. Some work of noble note may yet be done by Ulysses and his aged mariners as—
(A) old age hath yet his honour and his toil.
(B) it is not too late to seek a newer world.
(C) they are not now that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven.
(D) both (A) and (B)
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Sentence Relationship Type
1. Find the correct relationship of the statements by choosing the right option.
Statement A : You and I are old.
Statement B : We are not now that strength which in the old days moved earth and heaven.
(A) A is the effect of B
(B) A is the cause and B is the effect
(C) B proves A false
(D) A and B are not interrelated
2. Find the correct relationship of the statements by choosing the right option.
Statement A : Some work of noble note may yet be done.
Statement B : ‘T is not too late to seek a newer world.
Choose the correct answer :
(A) B is the condition for A
(B) A is the condition for B
(C) A contradicts B
(D) B negates A
3. Find the correct relationship of the statements by choosing the right option.
Statement A : Telemachus is centred in the sphere of common duties.
Statement B : Telemachus is decent not to fail in offices of tenderness.
Statement C : Telemachus would pay due honour to the household gods.
Choose the correct answer :
(A) Statement A and B are interrelated but Statement C is independent.
(B) Statement C is the cause of Statement A and B.
(C) Statement A and B are the reason of Statement C.
(D) Statement A, B and C are not related with one another.
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Diagram Based Type
1. Which of the following diagrams describes Tennyson’s use of symbol or metaphor for representing Ulysses’ “all experience”?
(A) 🏛️
(B) 🧲
(C) ⛩️
(D) ⛪
2. In his monologue Ulysses expressed his like and dislikes about his duty as a King and the life of adventure.
Suppose the half-circle on the left-hand side represents the duty as king and the half-circle on the right-hand side represents the life of adventure. The white half-circle stands for like and the black half-circle stands for dislike.
Now among the following diagrams which represent the likes and dislikes of Ulysses as narrated in the poem.
(A) ⚪|⚪
(B) ⚫|⚪
(C)⚪|⚫
(D)⚫|⚫
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Rearrangement of Sentences
1. Arrange the following sentences in their proper order of happening by choosing the correct option—
(i) The slow moon climbs.
(ii) The light begins to twinkle from the rocks.
(iii) The deep moans round with many voices.
(iv) The long day wanes.
Options
(A) (ii) → (iii) → (i) → (iv)
(B) (i) → (ii) → (iii) → (iv)
(C) (ii) → (iv) → (i) → (iii)
(D) (iii) → (ii) → (i) → (iv)
2. Arrange the following in sequential order—
In the last line of the poem Ulysses tells about his strong will to yet involved in four activities in his last adventure. But in the following numbered list, they are jumbled up. Choose the correct option to arrange them in proper order as they occur in the poem.
(i) To find
(ii) Not to yield
(iii) To strive
(iv) To seek
Options
(C) (iii) → (ii) → (i) → (iv)
(B) (iii) → (iv) → (i) → (ii)
(D) (iii) → (i) → (iv) → (ii)
(A) (iii) → (i) → (ii) → (iv)
3. Arrange the following in sequential order—
(i) He decides to hand over his kingdom to his son Telemachus.
(ii) He invites his mariners to join with him in one more adventure.
(iii) Ulysses feels quite frustrated in his role as the king.
(iv) He is hopeful that his son could carry out his duties efficiently.
Options
(A) (iii) → (ii) → (iv) → (i)
(B) (iii) → (i) → (ii) → (iv)
(C) (iii) → (i) → (iv) → (ii)
(D) (iii) → (iv) → (ii) → (i)
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True and False Type
1. Here the false statement is
(A) Ulysses loves his son Telemachus.
(B) Ulysses enjoys his life as a king.
(C) Ulysses feels tired of his unadventurous life.
(D) The wife of Ulysses has turned old.
2. Choose the correct statement from the following :
(A) The mariners of Ulysses are still young.
(B) Ulysses feels weak in his will to go for an adventure.
(C) Sea is far away from Ulysses’ kingdom.
(D) Ulysses utters his monologue at the time of sunset.
3. Choose true and false statements among the sentences given below by selecting the right option.
(i) Ulysses and Telemachus wish to lead the same kind of life.
(ii) Telemachus is considered to be a worthless fellow by Ulysses.
(iii) Ulysses wishes to leave his kingdom to his son.
(iv) In the monologue Ulysses is talking with his mariners.
Options
(A) (i) is true but (ii), (iii) and (iv) are false.
(B) (i) and (iii) are true and (ii) and (iv) are false.
(C) (i) and (iv) are true and (ii) and (iii) are false.
(D) (i) and (ii) are false and (iii) and (iv) are true.
4. Find the true statements among these sentences—
(i) Troy is a land of barren crags.
(ii) Ulysses feels an urge to go out in a travel.
(iii) Ulysses has obtained much knowledge from his travels.
(iv) Telemachus will accompany Ulysses in his travel.
Options
(A) (i) and (ii) are true
(B) (ii) and (iv) are true
(C) (iii) and (iv) are true
(D) (ii) and (iii) are true
5. By choosing the correct option state whether the following statements are true or false :
(i) Ulysses did not take part in the battle of Troy.
(ii) Achilles is a great Greek hero.
(iii) Ulysses took part in adventure both on land and sea.
(iv) Time and fate have weakened Ulysses mentally.
Options
(C) (i) F, (ii) F, (iii) T, (iv) T
(B) (i) F, (ii) T, (iii) T, (iv) F
(D) (i) F, (ii) T, (iii) T, (iv) T
(A) (i) F, (ii) F, (iii) F, (iv) T
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Case Based Type
1. “How dull it is to pause, to make an end,
To rust unburnish’d, not to shine in use”
In these two lines Ulysses tells about his condition as he spends his days as a king. Here he also indirectly compares his condition with something. He metaphorically compares his condition with
(A) a ship
(B) a weapon
(C) a furniture
(D) an arch.
2. “And this gray spirit yearning in desire
To follow knowledge like a sinking star”—In the above mentioned line the colour ‘gray’ stands for
(A) mystery
(B) adventure
(C) old age
(D) restlessness.
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WBCHSE Sample Questions
Exercise
Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given :
1. What is the speaker in ‘Ulysses’ longing for?
a) A peaceful and quiet retirement
b) New adventures and experience
c) The comfort of his family
d) Forgiveness for past mistakes
2. What 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”
3. What is the significance of the “far-off lands” mentioned in the poem?
(A) They represent a lost love
(B) They symbolize the speaker’s regrets
(C) They represent the unknown and the call for continued exploration
(D) They represent the speaker’s yearning for death
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WBCHSE Model Questions
1. In Tennyson’s ‘Ulysses’, the speaker reflects on a life of :
(A) Peaceful contentment
(B) Restless adventure
(C) Deep religious faith
(D) Crushing defeat
2. Which line from the poem expresses Ulysses’ desire for continued exploration?
(A) “How dull it is to pause, to make an end /To rust unburnish’d, 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 abides.”
2. What metaphor does Ulysses use to describe his desire for knowledge?
(A) “To sail beyond the sunset”
(B) “The sounding furrows”
(C) “The deep moans round with many voices”
(D) “The great Achilles, whom we knew”
3. What is the main conflict explored in ‘Ulysses’?
(A) The fear of aging and mortality.
(B) The challenge of remaining loyal to one’s homeland.
(C) The struggle between duty and personal desire.
(D) The longing for a simpler, more peaceful life.
4. The poem’s title, ‘Ulysses’, refers to the Roman name for the Greek hero
(A) Achilles
(B) Odysseus
(C) Hector
(D) Ajax
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TEST YOURSELF
Time : 15 Minutes ⚪⚪⚪ Full Marks : 10
1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given :
Ulysses cannot rest from travel because
(A) he feels unsafe in his own kingdom
(B) his wife and son do not take proper care of him
(C) he wants to enjoy his life totally to the last drop.
(D) he likes the company of his mariners very much.
2. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given :
According to Ulysses, the moon is climbing in the sky
(A) slowly
(B) rapidly
(C) brightly
(D) silently.
3. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given :
“I mete and dole Unequal laws unto a savage race,” Ulysses calls a “savage race” to
(A) the people of Happy Isle
(B) the people of Ithaca
(C) the people of Troy
(D) the people of Hyades.
4. Fill in the blank with suitable alternative :
Far on the ringing __________ of windy Troy.
(A) hills
(B) valleys
(C) plains
(D) terrains
5. By roaming with a hungry heart, Ulysses has got
(A) much wealth
(B) many friends
(C) knowledge and experience
(D) fortune and fame.
6. Match the words in Column A with suitable information in Column B.
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Ulysses | (a) son of Ulysses |
| (ii) Hyades | (b) King of Ithaca |
| (iii) Telemachus | (c) a Greek hero |
| (iv) Achilles | (d) a constellation |
Options
(A) (i)-(b), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(c)
(B) (i)-(b), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(c)
(C) (i)-(b), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(a)
(D) (i)-(d), (ii)-(a), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(b)
7. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given :
Ulysses expects to see and meet Achilles in
(A) Troy
(B) Hyades
(C) the sea
(D) the Happy Isles.
8. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given :
“That ever with a frolic welcome took /The thunder and the sunshine,”— What does the expression “the thunder and the sunshine” refer to—
(A) the quick change of weather
(B) the frolic of nature
(C) the favourable and unfavourable times
(D) both (A) and (B)
9. “To whom I leave the sceptre and the isle”—In this line “the isle” refers to—
(A) the Happy Isles
(B) an isle of Troy
(C) the kingdom of Ithaca
(D) a narrow passage.
10. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given :
Ulysses has ruled as a king for
(A) three years
(B) four years
(C) five years
(D) long years
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