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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bird is mentioned in "Epitaphs of the War"?
(a) A vulture.
(b) A pelican.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A sparrow.

2. What does the man in "The Betrothed" choose over his fiancee?
(a) His career.
(b) His mistress.
(c) His dog.
(d) His smoking habit.

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

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

5. Where is Mulholland forced to go back to after being saved in "Mulholland's Contract"?
(a) To the ship.
(b) To France.
(c) To China.
(d) To London

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the inhabitants of the cities in "The Song of the Cities" refer the woman?

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

3. What is happening in"Three Sealers"?

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

5. Who is the main character in "McAndrew's Hymn"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comparison is made between Buddhists and Christians in ""Buddha at Kamakura"?

2. What does Kipling refer to in "Gehazi"?

3. What does "Epitaphs of War" include a variety of?

4. What does the man on the ship describe in "The Galley-Slave"?

5. What does Kipling write about in the poem "Mesopotamia"?

6. What does "The Lover's Litany" refer to?

7. What does Kipling write about in "The Houses"?

8. What does Queen Victoria tell the people of her land in "What the People Said"?

9. What do the creatures do in "The Hyenas"?

10. How is the "Masque of Plenty" written?

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