Question

1. the author of white mans burden would most likely agree with which statement?

a. the colonized people were civilized.
b. imperialism is immoral.
c. imperialism is a worthwhile sacrifice.
d. the white man is wasting his time.

Explanation:

"The White Man's Burden" (by Rudyard Kipling) advocates the idea that Western nations have a moral duty to civilize and uplift non - Western (colonized) peoples through imperialism.

• Option A: The poem implies that colonized people are uncivilized and in need of the white man's help to become civilized, so the author would not agree that colonized people were civilized.
• Option B: The poem presents imperialism as a moral obligation, not as immoral.
• Option C: The poem portrays imperialism as a burden that the white man takes on for the betterment of others, suggesting that the sacrifices of imperialism (the "burden") are worthwhile for the supposed civilizing mission.
• Option D: The poem encourages the white man to take on the burden, not that he is wasting his time.

Answer:

C. Imperialism is a worthwhile sacrifice.