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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Moon of Other Days through The Rhyme of the Three Sealers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Kipling's poems based on according to "Prelude"?
(a) His experience as a trade merchant.
(b) A fantastic realm.
(c) Everyday life.
(d) The British Court.

2. What does the main character in "One Viceroy Resigns" tell the other one not to do?
(a) Be happy.
(b) Dream.
(c) Trust people.
(d) Change things.

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

4. Why is Jack Barrett sent to that remote place in "The Story of Uriah"?
(a) So his commander can have his way with his wife.
(b) As a reward.
(c) Because he was not well connected.
(d) Because he lost men during a battle.

5. What is hidden under Kipling's verses?
(a) Anti-militarism.
(b) Religous lessons.
(c) Serious lessons to be learned.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the viceroy in "One Viceroy Resigns" share his wisdom with?

3. What is a reminder of those who died in "The Undertaker's Horse"?

4. What future does the man in "The Galley-Slave" see for the ship?

5. What does the man in "The Galley-Slave" look back to at the start of the poem?

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