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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mandalay through Lichtenberg.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kipling say of those who worship Buddha in "Buddha at Kamakura"?
(a) That they need to be convertd.
(b) That they are as close to God as humans can be.
(c) That they need to be cast away.
(d) That they will not go to heaven.

2. How is the wedding in "The Sergeant's Weddin'" conducted ?
(a) As an unimportant part of the day.
(b) In a hurry.
(c) As a remarriage for divorced people.
(d) As if both parties were pure.

3. What is the bullet in "The Ballad of Boh Da Thone" made of?
(a) Gold.
(b) Silver.
(c) Telegraph wire.
(d) An old coin.

4. What is the man in "Shillin' a Day" no longer able to do?
(a) Speak.
(b) Fight.
(c) Walk.
(d) Eat.

5. What does "The Lesson" make a case for doing?
(a) Leaning from others.
(b) Learning from our helders.
(c) Learning from past mistakes.
(d) Learning from the priests.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the main character of "One Viceroy Resigns" believe concerning the marks one can make on the world?

2. What does the man in "The Ladies" think he learned everything there is to know about?

3. What part of life does the man in "The Galley-Slave" describe?

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

5. What is "To Thomas Atkins" the prelude of?

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