Upbringing and family
How old was Rudyard Kipling when he was sent to England to go to school?
a) 6 years old
b) 17 years old
c) 10 years old
a) 6 years old
Where did he die?
a) Mumbai
b) Paris
c) London
c) London
What expression, which is also the name of one of his poems, is Kipling very famous for?
a) imperialism
b) the white man's burden
c) The power of England
b) The white man's burden
Was Kipling an imperialist?
Yes
What is Rudyard Kipling's famous poem called?
a) "Jungle Book"
b) "The White Man's Burden"
c) "Plain Tales from the Hills"
b) "The White Man's Burden"
What was the name of his mother?
a) Anna Kipling
b) Alice Kipling
c) Ellen Kipling
b) Alice (Caroline) Kipling
How old was he, when he died?
a) 70 years old
b) 52 years old
c) 67 years old
a) 70 years old
According to Kipling, what did the british empire maintain in the countries they ruled?
a) order and peace
b) education and wealth
c) poverty
a) Order and peace
In which decade was the imperium biggest?
a) the 1920's
b) the 1890's
c) the 1570's
a) the 1920's
What did Kipling write most about?
a) Indian people
b) Colonization
c) The british imperium and it's traditions
c) The British imperium and it's traditions
What was the name of his father?
a) John Kipling
b) Richard Kipling
c) George Kipling
John (Lockwood) Kipling
Where did he live before and after he was sent to school in England?
a) France
b) Scotland
c) India
c) India
According to Rudyard; how did Britain help the colonized countries?
a) Britain helped the colonized countries by developing their infrastructure
b) Britain helped the colonized countries by modernizing their culture
c) Britain helped underdeveloped countries to get more developed and civilized.
c) Britain helped underdeveloped countries to get more developed and civilized.
Which war had consequences for the british empire?
a) World war 2
b) the war in Vietnam
c) World war 1
c) World war 1
In what year did he win the Nobel Prize?
a) 1901
b) 1899
c) 1907
c) 1907
When was Rudyard Kipling born?
a) 1850
b) 1901
c) 1865
c) 1865
What was Rudyard Kipling first job after he came home from England?
a) teacher
b) driver
c) journalist
c) Journalist
Why did Kiplings popularity fall?
a) Because, even though the british empire started to fall apart, Kipling still believed in imperialism.
b) Because he got divorced
c) Because he changed his mind about imperialism
a) Because, even though the british empire started to fall apart, Kipling still believed in imperialism.
What kind of movements wanted indepence?
a) National movements
b) Violent movements
a) National movements
Why did he start writing kids-novels?
a) He wanted to reach further
b) He was bored writing for adults
c) He liked kids
a) He wanted to reach further
Where did Rudyard Kipling's parents come from?
a) England
b) England and Scotland
c) India and England
b) England and Scotland
Who got him his job as an assistant editor on the newspaper “Civil and Military Gazette”?
a) his father
b) his friend
c) a stranger
a) His father
Kipling believed that in Imperialism there were 5 points of fellowship. Name two of these.
Education, immigration, transportation, irrigation and administration.
When did the empire start to grow?
a) since the 1800's
b) since the mid-1500's
c) since the end-1700's
b) since the mid-1500's
What was his debut story called that he published in 1887?
a) "The White Man's Burden"
b) "Jungle Book"
c) "Plain Tales from the Hills"
c) "Plain Tales from the Hills"