View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of drink did the narrator offer to Carnehan when Carnehan's mind seemed to be slipping?
(a) Wine.
(b) Milk.
(c) Tea.
(d) Whiskey.

2. For how many British politicians did Dravot ask when he requested help in ruling Kafiristan?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

3. Dravot remarked that the people of Kafiristan would be English if they had what two things?
(a) Money and class.
(b) Housing and transportation.
(c) Weapons and the skills to use the weapons.
(d) Fame and fortune.

4. Of whom did Dravot ask for British politicians to be sent to Kafiristan?
(a) The Chancellor.
(b) The Prime Minister.
(c) The Chaplain.
(d) The Viceroy.

5. According to Carnehan, the Kafirs did not let the Mohammedans take what action while in their presence?
(a) Eat.
(b) Pray.
(c) Sing.
(d) Speak.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of object was a "hand-made Martini" (39)?

2. How many priests did Dravot have in his Privy Council?

3. Dravot said that which person had been responsible for stopping "the last Afghan raid" (45)?

4. How many "big stone idols" (29) were located in the wood to which Carnehan and Dravot were led by their new subjects?

5. What actions did Carnehan warn Dravot against taking for fear of causing an avalanche?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comparisons does Carnehan make between mountains and goats and what effect does the comparison have on the reader?

2. What does Dravot say to Carnehan that hurts Carnehan's feelings terribly?

3. What happens when the suspicious priest in Kafiristan brushes the dirt off of the stone of Imbra?

4. How does Dravot expand his power after becoming king in only one village?

5. What do crowns symbolize in part of the story when they first appear?

6. What sorts of names do Dravot and Carnehan call many of their new subjects and why?

7. What eventuality does Dravot see ahead of him when his kingdom becomes an empire?

8. What two items does Dravot name as the things the people of Kafiristan need in order to fulfill their fated English identities?

9. What similarities do Dravot and Carnehan see between themselves and the native peoples of Kafiristan?

10. What does the first set of disguises worn by Carnehan and Dravot symbolize?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 987 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample