Quiz for Primary Source 24.3: The White Man’s Burden

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Correct. The answer is a. In Kipling’s view, it was the duty of white people to bring civilization to the world. He warned, however, that whites should not expect gratitude from “new-caught sullen peoples” who were “half devil and half child.”
Incorrect. The answer is a. In Kipling’s view, it was the duty of white people to bring civilization to the world. He warned, however, that whites should not expect gratitude from “new-caught sullen peoples” who were “half devil and half child.”

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Correct. The answer is a. Just as Kipling cast non-whites as children, he proposed that whites should “have done with childish days,” and take on the hard duties of the adult.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Just as Kipling cast non-whites as children, he proposed that whites should “have done with childish days,” and take on the hard duties of the adult.