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Invictus

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best describes a central theme of the text?

a)

Identity is important to building self- confidence

b)

Independence means refusing to follow anyone else's rules or laws

c)

Resilience is the ability to keep going and refuse to give up

d)

Sacrifice is necessary to make someone a hero

2.

Which line from the poem most accurately supports the theme?

a)

"Black as the pit from pole to pole"

b)

"I am the captain of my soul"

c)

"I thank whatever gods may be"

d)

"It matters not how strait the gate"

3.

Which word could replace the title of the poem and imply the same concept as demonstrated within the poem?

a)

Lucky

b)

Undefeated

c)

Master

d)

Innovator

4.

The author uses dark imagery throughout the poem. What could this "darkness" possibly symbolize?

a)

Love

b)

Contamination

c)

Suffering

d)

Objectives

5.

What can you infer about the phrase, "menace of the years" in the 3rd stanza?

a)

The speaker has seen many hardships that have threatened to defeat his willpower.

b)

The speaker has encountered a singular issue that continues to haunt him.

c)

The speaker has lived a luxurious lifestyle that has just recently been interrupted by struggle.

d)

The speaker has a negative outlook on life and views growing old as a stumbling block.

6.

What is being personified in the 1st stanza?

a)

Hope

b)

Pole

c)

Night

d)

God

7.

What is tone of the 1st stanza?

a)

Indifferent

b)

Angry

c)

Cheerful

d)

Passionate

8.

Who is the speaker in the poem of Invictus? RL1

a)

A happy person who has just received good news

b)

An angry person who has experienced hard time

c)

A resilient person who has overcome difficult situations.

d)

A mean person who is not interested in the lives of others.

9.

Which of the following is a potential moral for the piece?

a)

Night always changes into day

b)

Every person has done wrong

c)

Every person who has done wrong will be punished

d)

Bad things happen, but life goes on.

10.

What is the tone of the poem?

a)

fear

b)

courageous

c)

sadness

d)

none of the listed