Part 1:
The White Man’s Burden
1. Rudyard Kipling, author of the primary source called
The White Man’s Burden
, argues that white peoples had to help less advantaged peoples because whites:
a. could benefit financially
b. had a moral obligation to help civilize others
c. had a class-based obligation to help others
d. could expand their business by helping others
2. Edward Morel, in the primary source called
The Black Man’s Burden
, agrees with Karl Marx that:
a. African countries are stronger than they seem
b. education is important
c. capitalism is destructive to society
d. Africa needs to be imperialized
3. Edward Morel in his poem,
The Black Man’s Burden
, describes African people in all of the following ways except:
A. finally in control of their own destiny
B. resilient
C. victims of modern technology
D. hard-working
4. Why does Edward Morel, the author of
The Black Man’s Burden
, believe he can speak for African peoples?
A. he lost his home and profession to European imperialism
B. he is a white missionary in Africa
C. he is a European journalist who worked in the Congo
D. he is an African
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