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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Press through An Astrologer's Song.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the old Queen ask the witnesses of the crowning to be?
(a) The Five Free Nations.
(b) The Three Free Nations.
(c) The Five Vasal Nations.
(d) The Five Contiguous Nations.

2. What does Kipling say females are quicker to do in "The Female of the Species"?
(a) Attack other females.
(b) Kill.
(c) Shop.
(d) Hide.

3. What are the sons made to live according to Kipling in "The Sons of Martha"?
(a) An unjust life.
(b) The expectation of their parents.
(c) The consequences of their mother's actions.
(d) A life for God.

4. What do the widow and the mother in "The Gift of the Sea" ignore?
(a) The word of God.
(b) The warning of a priest.
(c) The cries of another child.
(d) The instructions of the mother's husband.

5. What is Boanerges Blitzen 's stature in his profession?
(a) He is less than famous.
(b) He is the leader of a faction.
(c) He is well known.
(d) He is the main scholar of his profession.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Kipling's verses written for?

2. What does the old Queen pray the young Queen will have?

3. What does the man in "The Ladies" think he learned everything there is to know about?

4. Who is the main character of "One Viceroy Resigns"?

5. What are the young men in "Mesopotamia" dying for?

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