Ulysses by Tennyson quiz

Tennyson's Ulysses is primarily an example of a(n)_________.

• epic

• elegy

• sonnet

• dramatic monologue

What classic work influences Tennyson's poem, Ulysses?

• Sophocles' Oedipus Rex

• James Joyce's Ulysses

• Euripides' Hecuba

• Homer's Odyssey

In the end, what is the best description of Ulysses' character in Tennyson's "Ulysses"?

• A selfish statement who shirks his responsibilities and foolishly tries to reclaim his youth.

• A complex character who is both portrayed as selfish statesman and a noble hero at different times.

• An aging man who is resigned to his degrading quality of life and becomes highly apathetic.

• A noble hero who refuses to succumb to time and old age.

In Tennyson's poem, why does Ulysses (the narrator) hunger for adventure?

• His home life has conditioned this desire within him.

• The story really doesn't provide the answer.

• He is revolting against the sheltered life of aristocracy.

• He misses the epic struggle of his youth.

Tennyson wrote "Ulysses" in response to what major biographical event?

• The death of his best friend.

• Becoming England's poet laureate.

• Having to quit college to take care of his family.

• The death of his father.