Ulysses

1. The poem ‘Ulysses’ is a-

1. sonnet
2. lyric
3. dramatic monologue
4. ballad

2. Ulysses is the king of-

1. Troy
2. Sparta
3. Ithaca
4. Athens

3. Ulysses feels that being an “idle king” brings-

1. great honour
2. much happiness
3. little profit
4. peace of mind

4. Ulysses is matched with an “agèd wife” named-

1. Helen
2. Penelope
3. Clytemnestra
4. Andromache

5. Ulysses wants to “drink life to the-“

1. fullest
2. lees
3. end
4. brim

6. The phrase “I am a part of all that I have met” expresses Ulysses’s belief that-

1. he has many friends
2. all his experiences have shaped his identity
3. he has visited many places
4. he is famous

7. Ulysses feels that to pause and make an end is to-

1. rest peacefully
2. enjoy life
3. rust unburnished
4. gather strength

8. Ulysses decides to leave his kingdom to his son, named-

1. Achilles
2. Hector
3. Paris
4. Telemachus

9. Ulysses describes his people as a “savage race” because they-

1. are violent and cruel
2. are only concerned with basic needs like hoarding, sleeping, and eating
3. hate him as a king
4. are uneducated

10. Ulysses wants to follow knowledge like a-

1. flying bird
2. sinking star
3. flowing river
4. guiding light

11. Ulysses addresses his speech to his-

1. son
2. wife
3. people
4. mariners

12. The mariners had “toiled, and wrought, and thought” with Ulysses-

1. for a year
2. in the Trojan War
3. in Ithaca
4. always, with a frolic welcome

13. Ulysses believes that “old age hath yet his honour and his-“

1. rest
2. toil
3. wisdom
4. peace

14. The “untravell’d world” in the poem symbolizes-

1. the land of the dead
2. new lands to conquer
3. the vast realm of unknown knowledge and experience
4. a fictional place

15. Ulysses wants to sail “beyond the sunset, and the baths / Of all the western stars” until he-

1. finds a new home
2. becomes rich
3. dies
4. reaches Troy

16. Who might Ulysses and his mariners see in the afterlife?

1. Their families
2. The gods
3. King Priam
4. The great Achilles

17. The final line of the poem is “To strive, to seek, to find, and not to-“

1. stop
2. rest
3. yield
4. fail

18. The poem ‘Ulysses’ was written by-

1. John Keats
2. Lord Byron
3. Alfred, Lord Tennyson
4. William Wordsworth

19. Telemachus is described as-

1. adventurous and brave
2. discerning, prudent, and dedicated to his duties
3. lazy and irresponsible
4. a great warrior

20. The poem expresses the spirit of the-

1. Renaissance
2. Victorian age’s thirst for exploration and knowledge
3. Middle Ages
4. Romantic period

21. Ulysses finds his current life-

1. peaceful and satisfying
2. dull and meaningless
3. challenging and exciting
4. full of responsibilities

22. The phrase “ringing plains of windy Troy” refers to-

1. a song about Troy
2. the sounds of battle during the Trojan War
3. a festival in Troy
4. the windy weather of Troy

23. How does Ulysses view his son’s work?

1. As unimportant
2. As something he himself cannot do
3. As a noble and necessary work, but different from his own
4. As a boring task

24. “The long day wanes: the slow moon climbs:” This line suggests-

1. the beginning of a new day
2. the coming of night and the end of life
3. a peaceful evening
4. a long journey

25. What does Ulysses mean by “I am become a name”?

1. He has forgotten his identity
2. He is famous and a legend
3. He is just a label without substance
4. He wants to change his name

26. The “Happy Isles” is a reference to-

1. a real place
2. Ithaca
3. the Elysian Fields, the paradise for heroes in Greek mythology
4. heaven in Christian belief

27. “The deep / Moans round with many voices.” This is an example of-

1. simile
2. metaphor
3. personification
4. hyperbole

28. Ulysses’s desire for new experience is like a/an-

1. arch
2. star
3. sword
4. sea

29. Telemachus’s main quality is his-

1. bravery
2. adventurous spirit
3. prudence and sense of duty
4. thirst for knowledge

30. The speaker, Ulysses, is a character from-

1. Shakespeare’s plays
2. The Bible
3. Dante’s Inferno and Homer’s Odyssey
4. Virgil’s Aeneid

31. The “barren crags” refer to the landscape of-

1. Troy
2. Ithaca
3. The Happy Isles
4. The underworld

32. Ulysses feels that three years (“three suns”) is too little time to-

1. rule a kingdom
2. raise a son
3. rest and be idle
4. build a ship

33. What has been “made weak by time and fate”?

1. Ulysses’s will
2. Ulysses’s ship
3. The hearts of Ulysses and his mariners
4. The kingdom of Ithaca

34. The poem ends with a tone of-

1. despair and resignation
2. unconquerable spirit and determination
3. sadness and nostalgia
4. joy and celebration

35. Telemachus is suited to rule the “rugged people” with-

1. an iron fist
2. slow prudence
3. adventurous laws
4. military power

36. Ulysses’s past life was full of-

1. suffering and enjoyment
2. travel and adventure
3. war and peace
4. all of the above

37. The phrase “mete and dole” means-

1. to meet and talk
2. to measure and distribute
3. to love and care
4. to fight and conquer

38. What does Ulysses compare himself to when he says “how dull it is to pause”?

1. A rusty sword
2. A sleeping animal
3. A stagnant pool
4. A silent hearth

39. The poem is written in-

1. rhyming couplets
2. free verse
3. blank verse
4. sonnet form

40. The central theme of the poem is-

1. the importance of family
2. the desire to keep moving forward and explore
3. the responsibilities of a king
4. the sadness of old age

41. The port is a symbol of-

1. departure and new beginnings
2. safety and idleness
3. arrival and rest
4. both a and c

42. “This gray spirit yearning in desire” – ‘this gray spirit’ refers to-

1. a ghost
2. Ulysses’s old but adventurous soul
3. the sea
4. Telemachus

43. Ulysses feels that every hour saved from “eternal silence” is a-

1. moment of peace
2. new beginning or “bringer of new things”
3. painful reminder of death
4. time for rest

44. The “still hearth” symbolizes-

1. a warm and happy home
2. a domestic life of inaction and dullness
3. a place of worship
4. the center of the kingdom

45. Ulysses is not content because-

1. he is poor
2. his people dislike him
3. his thirst for knowledge is insatiable
4. his son is disobedient

46. The phrase “drunk delight of battle” is an example of a-

1. simile
2. personification
3. metaphor
4. oxymoron

47. The “gulfs” mentioned in the poem could wash them down to-

1. the bottom of the sea
2. the Happy Isles
3. hell
4. a new land

48. What remains “strong in will” despite time and fate?

1. Telemachus’s rule
2. The kingdom of Ithaca
3. The heroic hearts of Ulysses and his mariners
4. The memory of Troy

49. Ulysses is a symbol of-

1. a bad king
2. an irresponsible father
3. the restless, adventurous human spirit
4. a retired soldier

50. The poem teaches that life should be lived-

1. peacefully and quietly
2. to the fullest, with courage and purpose, until the very end
3. according to the rules of society
4. in pursuit of wealth and power

1. I cannot rest from travel. I will drink life to the lees. (Join into a complex sentence)

1. I cannot rest from travel and I will drink life to the lees.
2. As I cannot rest from travel, I will drink life to the lees.
3. I, who cannot rest from travel, will drink life to the lees.
4. To drink life to the lees, I cannot rest from travel.

2. This is my son, mine own Telemachus. I leave the sceptre to him. (Join with ‘to whom’)

1. This is my son, mine own Telemachus, and I leave the sceptre to him.
2. This is my son, mine own Telemachus, to whom I leave the sceptre.
3. I leave the sceptre to my son, Telemachus.
4. My son Telemachus, to whom I leave the sceptre, is here.

3. We are old. Old age hath yet his honour. (Join with ‘though’)

1. We are old but old age hath yet his honour.
2. Though we are old, old age hath yet his honour.
3. In spite of being old, old age hath honour.
4. We are old, so old age hath honour.

4. I am a part of all. I have met all. (Join into a complex sentence)

1. I am a part of all that I have met.
2. I have met all and I am a part of all.
3. Having met all, I am a part of all.
4. I am a part because I have met all.

5. He works his work. I work mine. (Join using ‘while’)

1. He works his work and I work mine.
2. While he works his work, I work mine.
3. He and I work our respective works.
4. As he works his work, I work mine.

6. I will drink life to the lees. (Change the voice)

1. Life would be drunk to the lees by me.
2. Life can be drunk to the lees by me.
3. Life will be drunk to the lees by me.
4. Let life be drunk to the lees by me.

7. I leave the sceptre and the isle to him. (Change the voice)

1. The sceptre and the isle are left to him by me.
2. He is left the sceptre and the isle by me.
3. Let the sceptre and the isle be left to him by me.
4. Both a and b are correct.
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সঠিক উত্তর: (d) Both a and b are correct.
ব্যাখ্যা: এখানে দুটি object (the sceptre and the isle, him) থাকায় দুটি উপায়েই passive করা সম্ভব।

8. He will fulfil this labour. (Change the voice)

1. This labour would be fulfilled by him.
2. This labour is fulfilled by him.
3. This labour will be fulfilled by him.
4. This labour has been fulfilled by him.

9. We knew the great Achilles. (Change the voice)

1. The great Achilles was known by us.
2. The great Achilles is known to us.
3. The great Achilles had been known to us.
4. The great Achilles was known to us.

10. The deep moans. (Change the voice)

1. Moaning is done by the deep.
2. The deep is made to moan.
3. Something is moaned by the deep.
4. This sentence cannot be changed into passive voice.

11. I am a part ___ all that I have met.

1. in
2. with
3. of
4. from

12. To follow knowledge ___ a sinking star.

1. as
2. like
3. by
4. with

13. Death closes all: but something ere the end, / Some work of noble note, may yet be done, / Not unbecoming men that strove ___ Gods.

1. for
2. against
3. like
4. with

14. The lights begin to twinkle ___ the rocks.

1. on
2. from
3. in
4. over

15. Push off, and sitting well ___ order smite the sounding furrows.

1. on
2. at
3. with
4. in

16. No other king was as adventurous as Ulysses. (Change to Superlative Degree)

1. Ulysses was the most adventurous king.
2. Ulysses was more adventurous than any other king.
3. Ulysses was a very adventurous king.
4. Ulysses was one of the most adventurous kings.

17. It is not too late to seek a newer world. (Change to Affirmative without changing the meaning)

1. It is very late to seek a newer world.
2. It is early enough to seek a newer world.
3. It is never late to seek a newer world.
4. We must seek a newer world now.

18. We are not now that strength which we were in old days. (Change to Comparative Degree)

1. In old days we were stronger than we are now.
2. We are weaker now.
3. Our strength was the greatest in old days.
4. Both a and b are correct.

19. This is one of the noblest works. (Change to Positive Degree)

1. No other work is as noble as this.
2. This work is nobler than most other works.
3. Very few works are as noble as this.
4. This is a very noble work.

20. The great Achilles was the strongest hero. (Change to Comparative Degree)

1. The great Achilles was stronger than any other hero.
2. No other hero was as strong as the great Achilles.
3. The great Achilles was a very strong hero.
4. The great Achilles was stronger than most other heroes.

21. It little profits that an idle king rules. (Use the noun form of ‘profits’)

1. There is little profit in an idle king’s rule.
2. An idle king’s rule is not profitable.
3. An idle king rules without profit.
4. All of the above.

22. Telemachus will rule with prudence. (Use the adjective form of ‘prudence’)

1. Telemachus will be prudent in his rule.
2. Telemachus’s rule will be prudent.
3. Telemachus will be a prudent ruler.
4. All of the above.

23. We are strong in will. (Use the adverb form of ‘strong’)

1. Our will is strong.
2. We have a strong will.
3. We will strongly.
4. We are willed strongly.

24. Death closes all. (Use the adjective form of ‘Death’)

1. The final closure is deadly.
2. All things become dead at the end.
3. The end of all things is deadly.
4. All things face a deadly closure.

25. I cannot rest from travel. (Use the noun form of ‘travel’)

1. Rest from travel is not possible for me.
2. I find no rest in travel.
3. Travel does not give me rest.
4. I cannot take rest from my travels.

26. (Complex) Push off. Sit well in order. Smite the sounding furrows.

1. After you push off, you should sit well in order and smite the sounding furrows.
2. Pushing off, sit well in order to smite the sounding furrows.
3. Push off and sit well so that you can smite the sounding furrows.
4. Both a and c are complex sentences.

27. (Voice) Mete and dole unequal laws unto a savage race. (It implies ‘I mete and dole…’)

1. Unequal laws are meted and doled unto a savage race by me.
2. Let unequal laws be meted and doled unto a savage race.
3. A savage race is meted and doled unequal laws.
4. Unequal laws were meted and doled.

28. (Preposition) My purpose holds to sail beyond the sunset. (Fill in the blank)

1. at
2. on
3. with
4. (no preposition needed)

29. (Degree) Telemachus is more prudent than his father. (Change to Positive)

1. His father is not so prudent as Telemachus.
2. Telemachus is the most prudent.
3. His father is less prudent.
4. Telemachus is very prudent.

30. (Parts of Speech) His work is decent. (Use the noun form of ‘decent’)

1. He works with decency.
2. His work has decency.
3. Decency is in his work.
4. All of the above.

31. (Complex) The moon climbs slowly. The deep moans.

1. As the moon climbs slowly, the deep moans.
2. The moon climbs slowly and the deep moans.
3. The slowly climbing moon makes the deep moan.
4. The deep moans because the moon climbs slowly.

32. (Voice) Let us seek a newer world.

1. Let a newer world be sought by us.
2. A newer world should be sought by us.
3. We may seek a newer world.
4. Both a and b are correct.

33. (Preposition) I am become a name for always roaming ___ a hungry heart.

1. in
2. with
3. by
4. of

34. (Degree) Old age is less glorious than youth. (Change to Positive)

1. Old age is not so glorious as youth.
2. Youth is more glorious than old age.
3. Old age is not glorious at all.
4. Youth is the most glorious.

35. (Parts of Speech) His purpose is firm. (Use the adverb form of ‘firm’)

1. He purposes firmly.
2. He is firm in his purpose.
3. His purpose has firmness.
4. He is firmly purposeful.

36. (Complex) I have enjoyed greatly. I have suffered greatly.

1. I have enjoyed and suffered greatly. (Compound)
2. I have enjoyed greatly, just as I have suffered greatly.
3. Having enjoyed greatly, I have suffered greatly.
4. I have both enjoyed and suffered greatly.

37. (Voice) Time and fate made them weak.

1. They were made weak by time and fate.
2. They are made weak by time and fate.
3. They have been made weak by time and fate.
4. Weakness was made in them by time and fate.

38. (Preposition) He is centred ___ the sphere of common duties.

1. at
2. on
3. in
4. with

39. (Degree) No work is as noble as this. (Change to Superlative)

1. This is the noblest work.
2. This work is nobler than any other work.
3. This is a very noble work.
4. This is one of the noblest works.

40. (Parts of Speech) The vessel puffs her sail. (Use the noun form of ‘puffs’)

1. The vessel’s sail is puffy.
2. A puff is in the vessel’s sail.
3. The vessel’s sail gets a puff of wind.
4. The sail puffs up the vessel.