A Psalm of Life (MCQs)

 Mcqs

🔹 1–10: Understanding the Poem


1. What does the poet ask not to be told in “mournful numbers”?

a) That life is joyful

b) That life is but an empty dream ✅

c) That death is peaceful

d) That time is eternal



2. According to the poet, what happens to the soul that slumbers?

a) It dreams big

b) It awakens wisdom

c) It is dead ✅

d) It grows stronger



3. What is life described as in the second stanza?

a) A passing shadow

b) An illusion

c) Real and earnest ✅

d) Joyful and painless



4. What, according to the poet, is NOT the goal of life?

a) Success

b) Enjoyment

c) Sorrow

d) The grave ✅



5. What does “Dust thou art, to dust returnest” refer to?

a) Soul

b) Body ✅

c) Emotions

d) Mind



6. What is man’s destiny, according to the poem?

a) To enjoy life

b) To suffer silently

c) To act and move forward ✅

d) To rest peacefully



7. What does the poet say about time?

a) It is unlimited

b) It is slow and peaceful

c) It is fleeting ✅

d) It brings pain



8. How are our hearts described in the stanza about time?

a) Weak and fragile

b) Like lions in a cage

c) Beating like muffled drums ✅

d) Sleeping in silence



9. What metaphor is used to describe life?

a) A fairytale

b) A battlefield ✅

c) A mountain

d) A sea



10. What advice is given in the battlefield of life?

a) Be quiet

b) Follow others

c) Be a hero in the strife ✅

d) Rest and wait





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🔹 11–20: Literary Devices and Interpretation


11. The phrase “footprints on the sands of time” refers to:

a) Mistakes of the past

b) Physical strength

c) Legacy or influence left behind ✅

d) Dreams and hopes



12. What does the poet suggest we should do with the past?

a) Remember it

b) Let it guide us

c) Forget it completely

d) Let the dead past bury its dead ✅



13. What attitude should we have toward the future?

a) Complete trust

b) Avoid it

c) No blind trust ✅

d) Worry always



14. What does “bivouac of life” refer to?

a) A place to relax

b) A military camp, symbolizing temporary life ✅

c) A sea

d) A school



15. The tone of the poem is mostly:

a) Sad and hopeless

b) Inspirational and motivating ✅

c) Mysterious

d) Angry



16. Which line emphasizes action and present focus?

a) “Be not like dumb, driven cattle!”

b) “Act,— act in the living Present!” ✅

c) “Life is but an empty dream”

d) “Footprints on the sands of time”



17. What do “muffled drums” symbolize?

a) Joy

b) War

c) Death or funeral processions ✅

d) Music



18. “Art is long, and Time is fleeting” means:

a) Time is unlimited

b) Human creations last long, but life is short ✅

c) We should waste time

d) Art is not important



19. The poet encourages us to:

a) Sleep and dream

b) Live passively

c) Be up and doing ✅

d) Fear the future



20. What should we learn according to the last line of the poem?

a) To sleep and dream

b) To run and hide

c) To labor and to wait ✅

d) To sing and dance





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🔹 21–30: Deeper Meaning and Thought


21. Who is the poem addressed to?

a) God

b) A soldier

c) The reader / mankind ✅

d) A woman



22. What is the poem's main theme?

a) Power and wealth

b) Dreaming and sleeping

c) Action, purpose, and hope in life ✅

d) Nature and seasons



23. What can “footprints” do for others?

a) Erase memories

b) Guide and inspire them ✅

c) Hide the truth

d) Make them forget



24. What kind of people does the poet discourage us from being like?

a) Heroes

b) Driven cattle ✅

c) Teachers

d) Travelers



25. The poet believes the soul is:

a) Perishable

b) Immortal ✅

c) Useless

d) Sleeping



26. The line “Still achieving, still pursuing” shows:

a) Satisfaction

b) Completion

c) Continuous effort ✅

d) Rest



27. The poet uses which technique most in the poem?

a) Sarcasm

b) Irony

c) Metaphor and symbolism ✅

d) Humour



28. The poet compares the world to:

a) A battlefield ✅

b) A prison

c) A temple

d) A garden



29. How should we deal with

 challenges according to the poem?

a) Run away

b) Cry and suffer

c) Face them bravely ✅

d) Ask for help



30. The overall mood of the poem is:

a) Melancholic

b) Hopeless

c) Uplifting and hopeful ✅

d) Doubtful



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