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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mesopotamia through Verses on Games.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Kipling help the man learn about India?
(a) Its heat is really bad.
(b) How hard traveling there is.
(c) Its customs.
(d) How happy its people is.

2. What does Kipling say of the son of the main character in "The 'Mary Gloster"?
(a) He ignores his mother.
(b) He love to gamble.
(c) He is loving.
(d) He is good for nothing.

3. What is happening in"Three Sealers"?
(a) Three children fight for a toy.
(b) Three noblemen try to court the same woman.
(c) Three vessels fight on the sea.
(d) Three soldiers are fighting.

4. What does the character of "McAndrew's Hymn" try to make excuses for?
(a) His years of not going to church.
(b) His years neglecting his children.
(c) His behavior toward god.
(d) His lack of morality in war.

5. What is a reminder of those who died in "The Undertaker's Horse"?
(a) His rake.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His horse.
(d) His dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the man in "The Lament of the Border Cattle Thief" use to stealing?

2. Why are the hyenas not guilty of defiling the dead?

3. Why is the sergeant in "Pharaoh and the Sergeant" sent to Pharaoh?

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

5. What does Kipling say many Christians believe concerning those who worship Buddha in "Buddha at Kamakura"?

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