Rudyard Kipling: Poems Quizzes

Rudyard Kipling: Poems Quiz 1

1 What nationality was Kipling?
English

French

American

Indian
2 Where did Kipling live and work in his twenties?
Sudan

India

Canada

South Africa
3 Who is "My Boy Jack" said to be about?
Kipling's son

Kipling's nephew

A friend of Kipling's

Kipling's grandson
4 Where has Jack gone?
To school

To war

To a monastery

He ran away
5 Who is asking the questions in "My Boy Jack"?
A warrior

A parent

A boy

God
6 What is the message of "My Boy Jack"?
Soldiers are treated poorly

Parents should be proud of their son who went off to war

The spoils of empire will fade away

The white man should spread his civilization
7 What is "When Earth's Last Picture is Painted" about?
The king's travels in France

War

The end of days

India
8 Who will the painters paint in the end?
God

Their families

The saints

Soldiers
9 Where will the painters be painting in the end?
On the battlefield

Churches

A studio

Heaven
10 Why will the painters paint in the end?
For ease of boredom

For money

For joy of the working

For fame
11 Who will be the only one praising the painters?
Kings

Themselves

Men

God
12 "Ulster" concerns
the French

the Irish

the South Africans

the Indians
13 "Ulster" is about
the signing of the Ulster Covenant

the returning veterans of the charge of the light brigade

WWI

the opening battle of the English civil wars
14 What does the speaker of "Ulster" say prepares hells for those who do not serve it?
Empire

Church of England

Rome

God
15 Who is trying to fight the men of "Ulster"?
The French

The Americans

The English

The Germans
16 What is "The Ballad of East and West" about?
Poor treatment of returning soldiers

Two warriors who respect each other

The fighting prowess of the Beja warriors

Admiration for a native water carrier
17 What does Kamal steal?
The Colonel's son

Money

A mare

A sword
18 What happens to the Colonel's son as he pursues Kamal?
He is attacked by Kamal's allies

He successfully shoots Kamal

His horse collapses

He loses hope and turns back
19 What happens to the mare?
Kamal returns the mare

The Colonel's son gives her to Kamal but he gives her back

The Colonel's son gives her to Kamal

Kamal keeps the mare by force
20 What does Kamal give the Colonel's son?
His own son

Precious stones

A sword

His servant
21 Which of the following statements about the "Ballad" is true?
Kamal and the Colonel's son take an oath and pledge themselves to each other

Kamal and the Colonel's son part rivals

Kamal kills the Colonel's son

The Colonel's son respects Kamal but Kamal does not respect him in return
22 Who did Kipling send "The White Man's Burden" to?
William Howard Taft

King George V

Queen Victoria

Theodore Roosevelt
23 "The White Man's Burden" is about
war

masculinity

religion

imperialism
24 What should the white man be doing abroad?
Converting native peoples

Becoming rich and powerful

Seeking fame and fortune

Curing disease and famine
25 Kipling's message in "The White Man's Burden" is
that men should be wary of the dangers of empire-building

men should seek their fortunes abroad

soldiers should be treated better

the Freemason lodge is an ideal place

Threes about is a derrogatory term.... an insult derived from what were considered disgraceful events during the Sepoy Rebellion.

The Irish regiment was one of those battalions that came into the British Line from the East India Company's...

Asked by George C #907328

Answered by jill d #170087 on 5/22/2019 2:50 PM

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Questions About Poem "Danny Deever" by Rudyard Kipling.

I am going to have to say nerves... the man in the front ranks collapses because of what he is about to witness.

In my opinion, it would make a slight difference... the use of alliteration DD throughout the text allows it to flow smoothly.

Asked by Andrew H

Answered by jill d #170087 on 10/30/2023 10:28 AM

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who is the narrator of the poem The White Man's Burden

We don't know who the speaker is but we can assume he is white, male, and European. He obviously has racist ideas that reflect the era.

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Answered by Aslan on 3/1/2020 2:00 AM

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