1. Who is the speaker of the poem "Tithonus"?
a) Ulysses
b) Tithonus
c) Eos (Aurora)
d) Achilles
2. Who is Tithonus addressing in the poem?
a) Zeus
b) The reader
c) Aurora (the goddess of dawn)
d) The Moon
3. What gift did Aurora grant Tithonus?
a) Eternal beauty
b) Immortality
c) Wisdom
d) Strength
4. Why does Tithonus regret his immortality?
a) He is bored of life
b) He is not loved anymore
c) He continues to age but cannot die
d) He lost his kingdom
5. What is the central theme of "Tithonus"?
a) Power and glory
b) Love and passion
c) The tragic consequences of immortality
d) Revenge and justice
6. What mythological reference does the poem use?
a) Norse mythology
b) Greek mythology
c) Egyptian mythology
d) Roman mythology
7. What does Tithonus wish for at the end of the poem?
a) To become young again
b) To be released from immortality and die
c) To rule the world
d) To marry Aurora
8. How does Tithonus describe the contrast between gods and mortals?
a) Gods are wise, mortals are foolish
b) Gods never age, while mortals do
c) Gods are cruel, mortals are kind
d) Gods are powerless, mortals are strong
9. What literary device is used in "The woods decay, the woods decay and
fall"?
a) Personification
b) Simile
c) Alliteration
d) Metaphor
10. What does Tithonus compare his aged body to?
a) A ruined tower
b) A decaying tree
c) A shadow
d) A ghost
11. What does Aurora symbolize in the poem?
a) Eternal love
b) The cycle of life and death
c) Beauty and youth
d) The power of the gods
12. How does Tithonus describe his past youth?
a) As a blessing
b) As a curse
c) As a fleeting moment
d) As eternal joy
13. Which poetic form is "Tithonus" written in?
a) Sonnet
b) Dramatic monologue
c) Ballad
d) Lyric poem
14. What does Tithonus realize about death?
a) It is a punishment
b) It is a gift denied to him
c) It is a choice
d) It is an illusion
15. What is ironic about Tithonus' wish for immortality?
a) He never truly wanted it
b) It did not bring him happiness but suffering
c) It made him the most powerful being
d) It allowed him to conquer the world
16. What emotion dominates Tithonus' speech?
a) Anger
b) Despair
c) Happiness
d) Indifference
17. How does the poem depict the passage of time?
a) Through nature’s decay
b) Through Aurora’s beauty
c) Through Tithonus’ memories
d) Through celestial events
18. What contrast does Tithonus draw between himself and Aurora?
a) He is wise, she is naive
b) He is aging, she remains young
c) He is mortal, she is divine
d) He is strong, she is weak
19. What message does Tennyson convey through Tithonus' suffering?
a) Mortals should accept their fate
b) Gods are cruel to humans
c) Death is meaningless
d) Immortality is a blessing
20. What happens to Tithonus at the end of the poem?
a) He dies peacefully
b) He is transformed into a grasshopper
c) He continues his endless suffering
d) Aurora grants him youth again
21. Which line best represents Tithonus’ suffering?
a) "The woods decay, the woods decay and fall"
b) "Why should a man desire in any way to vary from the kindly race of men?"
c) "Me only cruel immortality consumes"
d) "Yet hold me not forever in thine arms"
22. What does Tithonus blame for his suffering?
a) His own foolish wish
b) Aurora’s love
c) Zeus’ wrath
d) The gods’ jealousy
23. What does the image of the "cold grey morning" signify?
a) Death and sorrow
b) A new beginning
c) Aurora’s love for Tithonus
d) The beauty of nature
24. Which poetic device is used in “Yet hold me not forever in thine arms”?
a) Hyperbole
b) Enjambment
c) Metaphor
d) Apostrophe
25. Why is "Tithonus" considered a dramatic monologue?
a) It tells a dramatic story
b) It has a single speaker addressing a silent listener
c) It is written in dialogue form
d) It is a long poem
