In Ulysses, to what does Bloom often compare life ?

Related Mcqs:

1. With which character in The Odyssey does Molly Bloom best correspond ?

   A. Nausicaa
   B. Aeolus
   C. Penelope
   D. Telemachus

2. In Ulysses, which experimental technique(s) does Joyce use ?

   A. puns
   B. parodies
   C. unconventional syntax
   D. All of the Above

3. In Ulysses, with which mythical character does Stephen best correspond ?

   A. Odysseus
   B. Telemachus
   C. Nestor
   D. Nausicaa

4. Which best describes Bloom’s attitude towards nationalism ?

   A. he is deeply invested in the nationalist cause
   B. he hopes to join the IRB
   C. he is disinterested in nationalism
   D. he is opposed to the nationalist cause

5. In Ulysses, which character best exemplifies anti-Semitism ?

   A. Leopold Bloom
   B. Mr. Deasy
   C. Gabriel Conroy
   D. Molly Ivors

6. Which text(s) are referenced in Joyce’s Ulysses ?

   A. The Bible
   B. Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Grey
   C. Yeat’s “Who Goes with Fergus”
   D. All of the Above

7. In Ulysses, Joyce retells which ancient story ?

   A. Homer’s The Iliad
   B. Homer’s The Odyssey
   C. Virgil’s The Aeneid
   D. Sophocles’s Antigone

8. In Ulysses, which characteristic(s) can be considered Modernist ?

   A. the sequential construction of time
   B. the lack of taboo topics
   C. the use traditional language
   D. the inclusion of various types of media

9. What was/were the reaction(s) to Ulysses when it was first published ?

   A. it was considered inferior by most authors who read it
   B. it was banned for obscenity
   C. it was considered too conventional for publication
   D. it was praised by the government and churches

10. Which of the following themes is/are addressed in Ulysses ?

    A. religious identity
    B. national identity
    C. married relationships
    D. All of the Above