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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the King reward the man in "The Ballad of the King's Jest"?
(a) He gives him a title.
(b) He gives him land.
(c) He has him killed.
(d) He gives him money.

2. What will one day come in "The Undertaker's Horse"?
(a) Happyness.
(b) Love.
(c) Fortune.
(d) Death.

3. Who is tending to household duties in "The Sons of Martha"?
(a) Sophia.
(b) Mary.
(c) Marie Magdalene.
(d) Martha.

4. What part of life does the man in "The Galley-Slave" describe?
(a) It's hardness.
(b) It's discipline.
(c) It's simplicity.
(d) It's greatness.

5. Who sits at Jesus's feet in "The Sons of Martha"?
(a) Sophia.
(b) Mary.
(c) Marie Magdalene.
(d) Martha.

6. What does the main character of "One Viceroy Resigns" believe concerning the marks one can make on the world?
(a) It will stay in history.
(b) It is only meaningful to a few.
(c) It will soon be forgotten.
(d) It will be destroy by war.

7. What does Kipling say females are quicker to do in "The Female of the Species"?
(a) Kill.
(b) Attack other females.
(c) Shop.
(d) Hide.

8. Where is the poem "Cruisers" located?
(a) On a cargo ship.
(b) On a steamboat.
(c) On a warship.
(d) On a science vessel.

9. Who are the soldiers in "Hymn Before Action" praying for?
(a) For their comrades.
(b) For those who are not Christian.
(c) For their enemies.
(d) For their Queen.

10. What are the young men in "Mesopotamia" dying for?
(a) A cause.
(b) Money.
(c) For justice.
(d) Country.

11. What does the old Queen pray the young Queen will have?
(a) A good life.
(b) The love of those who serve her.
(c) Courage to rule.
(d) Many male heir

12. Who is "Ode" dedicated to?
(a) Austria who died in war.
(b) Russia who died in war.
(c) England who died in war.
(d) Australians who died in war.

13. Whose epitaph is included in "Epitaphs of the War"?
(a) Queen Victoria.
(b) Hindu Sepoy.
(c) King George III.
(d) Maurice Brack.

14. Who tricks the lady in "Delilah" into telling a secret she should not have told?
(a) A spy.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A rival politician.
(d) A journalist.

15. What does "The Lover's Litany" indicate?
(a) The long duration of anger.
(b) The fickle nature of love.
(c) The short life of bliss.
(d) The universal nature of hate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kipling say did not change much in "A General Summary"?

2. Who are the main characters in "The Native Poem" ?

3. What are the men in "The Lost Legion" never given credit for ?

4. What is the bullet in "The Ballad of Boh Da Thone" made of?

5. What are the sons made to live according to Kipling in "The Sons of Martha"?

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