Quiz for Viewpoints 26.1: Rammohun Roy and Thomas Babington Macauley on Education for Indians

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Correct: The answer is c. Roy believed that scientific knowledge was a key component of European global dominance, and therefore, he hoped that the British would bring such knowledge to India.
Incorrect: The answer is c. Roy believed that scientific knowledge was a key component of European global dominance, and therefore, he hoped that the British would bring such knowledge to India.
1. Which of these subjects did Roy hope the British would emphasize in new Indian schools?

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Correct: The answer is c. Roy saw Sanskrit as an obstacle to the spread of knowledge in general and to the spread of useful knowledge in particular.
Incorrect: The answer is c. Roy saw Sanskrit as an obstacle to the spread of knowledge in general and to the spread of useful knowledge in particular.
2. What was Roy’s attitude toward Sanskrit?

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Correct: The answer is b. Macauley found much to admire in India. However, he thought Europeans vastly superior in their knowledge of science.
Incorrect: The answer is b. Macauley found much to admire in India. However, he thought Europeans vastly superior in their knowledge of science.
3. In which of these areas did Macauley see India as deficient?

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Correct: The answer is d. Macauley, himself, knew of many Indians who demonstrated both fluency in English and deep insight into the needs of their country.
Incorrect: The answer is d. Macauley, himself, knew of many Indians who demonstrated both fluency in English and deep insight into the needs of their country.
4. What assumption made by opponents of introducing Western education into India did Macauley challenge?

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Correct: The answer is c. In the absence of the resources necessary to educate all Indians, Macauley recommended that the British create a class of educated Indian elites who could serve as intermediaries between the British and the Indian people.
Incorrect: The answer is c. In the absence of the resources necessary to educate all Indians, Macauley recommended that the British create a class of educated Indian elites who could serve as intermediaries between the British and the Indian people.
5. On what point did Macauley and his opponents agree?