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Literature ?'s Flashcards

1
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Where was Rudyard Kipling born?

A

Bombay, India

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2
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What was Kipling’s father occupation?

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curator for the Lahore Museum

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3
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An unhappy childhood, living in a foster home for 5 years and a boarding school had an impact on Kipling’s what?

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his writing

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4
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At age 17 where did Kipling return to in 1882?

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India

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5
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What country was Kipling’s wife Caroline Balestier from?

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America

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6
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Where did Kipling write and publish the Jungle Books?

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Vermont, US

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7
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In 1907 what award did Kipling receive

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Nobel Prize for literature

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8
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What did British Queen Victoria call India?

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Jewel in the crown

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9
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Who was the first european explorer to find India?

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Vasco da Gama

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10
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Name the joint-stock company that Queen Elizabeth chartered?

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British East India Company

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11
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What did Great Britain want to control?

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spice trade

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12
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After this rebellion British government started direct control of India

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Indian Rebellion of 1857

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13
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What is the dominant religion in India?

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Hinduism

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14
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List 5 religions in India besides Hinduism

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christianity, buddhism, sikhism, islam, jainism

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What showed the difference between the priest in the man-village and Mowgli?

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the Caste system was unknown to Mowgli

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16
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what does pantheistic mean?

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belief in many gods or goddesses

17
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Each story in the Jungle Book starts with a ___ and ends with a ____.

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poem, song

18
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The Jungle Book stories follow the theme of what?

A

maturing

19
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What are the three main types of settings in the Jungle Book?

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jungle, village, and arctic

20
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What do the poems at the start of the White Seal and Rikki Tikki Tavi focus on?

A

hunt for something

21
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What does “keddah” mean?

A

elephant corral

22
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In the Servants of the Queen what is the nickname for the camels?

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old Hat Bales

23
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What does the theme of Tabaqui eating leather represent in Hindu Society?

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outcasts in the caste system are the only ones allowed to handle leather

24
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What does it mean to come of age?

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transition from childhood to adulthood

25
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When does Mowgli come of age?

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when he returns to council rock with Sher Khan’s hide

26
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When does Toomai come of age?

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when he returns from the elephant dance

27
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In the Jungle books these rules help to create order

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jungle, beach, and of man

28
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What do hunts symbolize?

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strength, wisdom, bravery, coming to manhood

29
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The main story of revenge involves which character from the Jungle Books?

A

Shere Khan

30
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The opening poems of the Jungle Books use what convention?

A

rhymes and meter schemes

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