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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. What does Kipling say of those who worship Buddha in "Buddha at Kamakura"?
(a) That they are as close to God as humans can be.
(b) That they need to be convertd.
(c) That they need to be cast away.
(d) That they will not go to heaven.

2. How can would a group a people make another uncomfortable according to "The Stranger"?
(a) By being anti-monarchy.
(b) By not being Christian.
(c) By being too demanding.
(d) By being different.

3. What does the character of "McAndrew's Hymn" try to make excuses for?
(a) His years of not going to church.
(b) His behavior toward god.
(c) His years neglecting his children.
(d) His lack of morality in war.

4. What is "To Thomas Atkins" the prelude of?
(a) Bar songs.
(b) Sorrow barracks.
(c) Long march songs.
(d) Barrack-Room Ballads.

5. What do the men on "The Veterans" ask them to pray for?
(a) Victory.
(b) For them to have as much courage as the veterans did.
(c) The soul of their comrades.
(d) The soul of their enemies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kipling write about in "The Way Through the Woods"?

2. What are the people in "The Islanders" enslaved to?

3. How does the King reward the man in "The Ballad of the King's Jest"?

4. Where is Jack Barrett sent to in "The Story of Uriah"?

5. What event inspired "Ave Imperatrix"?

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