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Quiz for Primary Source 24.5: The Brown Man’s Burden

Question

1. According to Labouchére, what was the real motive behind European imperialism?

Lust for power

Greed

Insecurity

Altruism

Correct. The answer is b. Labouchére described imperialists as hypocrites who cloaked their greed in high-minded claims that they were bringing progress to the world.

Incorrect. The answer is b. Labouchére described imperialists as hypocrites who cloaked their greed in high-minded claims that they were bringing progress to the world.

Question

2. How did Labouchére characterize Kipling?

As naive and ill-informed

As well-meaning, but misguided

As nothing more than a propagandist for imperialism

As one of the few principled imperialists

Correct. The answer is c. Labouchére described Kipling as “Imperialism’s prop,” that is to say a propagandist who produced deeply hypocritical justifications for colonization and exploitation.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Labouchére described Kipling as “Imperialism’s prop,” that is to say a propagandist who produced deeply hypocritical justifications for colonization and exploitation.