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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "The Masque of Plenty" written as?

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

3. What does the man in "The Betrothed" choose over his fiancee?

4. Where does "Tomlinson" go in the Poem?

5. Who tells the people to rejoice in "What the People Said"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kipling write about in "The Undertaker's Horse"?

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

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

4. What does "Three Sealers" describe?

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

6. What warning does Lord Dufferin give the young viceroy in "One Viceroy Resigns"?

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

8. What does Kipling reflect on in "Ave Imperatrix"?

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

10. What does the old seamen say to God in "McAndrew's Hymn"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the struggle between governmental power and religious power as seen in "Macdonough's Song."

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Kipling's focus on Queen Elizabeth or Queen Victoria and why Kipling chose to focus on her in his poetry.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the relationship man has with God based on Kipling's writing.

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