By preexmcare@gmail.com / January 27, 2025 0 votes, 0 avg 143 A Psalm of Life Quiz by PreExm.com 1 / 35 What is the speaker’s message about life’s challenges? They should be feared They should be faced with courage They should be avoided They should be accepted without effort 2 / 35 What is the world compared to in the poem? A place of happiness A peaceful place A dream A field of battle 3 / 35 What is the attitude the speaker encourages towards fate? Acceptance of it Courage to face it Fear of it Resignation to it 4 / 35 What is the main theme of the poem? The beauty of nature The importance of action and living purposefully The search for truth Death and despair 5 / 35 What are we marching towards in the poem? Fame The grave Freedom Success 6 / 35 What does "Be a hero in the strife" suggest? Wait for help Live quietly Stand up and fight for what matters Give up when things get tough 7 / 35 What should we aim for each day, according to the poem? Progress, moving farther each day Sorrow Enjoyment Happiness 8 / 35 What is not the goal of life, according to the poem? Death Enjoyment Fame Sorrow 9 / 35 What should we strive to be in life, according to the poem? A hero in the strife Successful Popular Wealthy 10 / 35 What does the poem suggest we do in the face of death? Ignore it and focus on living Fear it Let it drive us to action Accept it without resistance 11 / 35 What is described as long and fleeting in the poem? Love Time Life Art 12 / 35 What does the phrase "Dust thou art, to dust thou returnest" refer to? The soul The spirit The mind The body 13 / 35 What is said to be beating like muffled drums in the poem? Our dreams Our hopes Our hearts The passage of time 14 / 35 What is the poem's perspective on enjoyment and sorrow? They are not the ultimate goal They should be avoided at all costs They are the true purpose of life They are the destined end of life 15 / 35 What does the speaker suggest life is, in the first stanza? A mystery A goal A dream A lesson 16 / 35 What is the primary message of the poem? Life is an empty dream Live for the future Enjoy life without concern for the past Live in the present and make it meaningful 17 / 35 What is the speaker’s call to action in the final stanza? To be up and doing To rest and reflect To wait for fate To plan for the future 18 / 35 What does the speaker say is within us to guide us? Our experience Our intellect Our heart Our fortune 19 / 35 Who might take heart from the footprints left behind? A stranger A shipwrecked brother A friend A family member 20 / 35 What message does the poem give about the importance of the past? Let the past remain buried and focus on the present We should live in the past The past holds the key to the future The past is irrelevant 21 / 35 What metaphor does the speaker use for life’s struggles? A clear path A peaceful river A garden of joy A field of battle 22 / 35 What does the speaker urge us to do in the present? Act, act in the living present Reminisce on past accomplishments Live without purpose Worry about the future 23 / 35 What does "Art is long, and Time is fleeting" suggest? Time is endless Art lasts longer than time Art is not important Time passes quickly, but art endures 24 / 35 What advice does the speaker give regarding the future? Trust it fully Worry about it constantly Always plan for it carefully Don’t trust it, but act in the present 25 / 35 What do the lives of great men remind us of? How to succeed in life The inevitable passage of time Our own greatness We can make our lives sublime 26 / 35 What does the speaker say about our hearts in the face of time? They fade away They beat strongly and bravely They weaken over time They become numb to emotions 27 / 35 According to the poem, what happens to the soul that slumbers? It becomes wise It awakens It becomes enlightened It dies 28 / 35 What does the speaker say about the future? We should plan for the future It is always uncertain We should dwell on it We should trust no future, however pleasant 29 / 35 What should we leave behind us as we depart, according to the poem? Footprints on the sand of time Our legacy Wealth Memories 30 / 35 How does the speaker view life’s struggles? They should be feared They should be avoided at all costs They are meaningless They are part of the battle to be faced 31 / 35 What does the speaker recommend about the past? Let the dead past b Reflect on it constantly Never forget it Learn from it 32 / 35 What is above us, according to the poem? God The stars Our ancestors Our fate 33 / 35 Who is the author of this poem? William Wordsworth Ralph Waldo Emerson Robert Frost Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 34 / 35 What is the poem’s perspective on life? Life is to be lived with purpose and courage Life is a dream to be passed through Life is to be lived in enjoyment Life is brief and should be feared 35 / 35 What does the speaker suggest we should not be like? Soldiers Soldiers Cattle Heroes Your score isThe average score is 67% LinkedIn Facebook 0% Restart quiz
