If by Rudyard Kipling

What should we do in the company of Kings and common crowds of people? If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch

• be righteous, and not be prideful or corrupt

• walk and talk like a King

• Treat others like they are inferior to you

• Act like a superior being

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In "If", the poet says that others will blame us for their...

• achievement

• credit

• failure

• fame

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Rudyard Kipling was born in...

• Bombay, India

• London, England

• Strandhill, Ireland

• Madras, India

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Based on the last line of the poem, what can you conclude about who the speaker of this poem is?

• Rudyard Kipling

• A father figure

• A son reflecting on his life

• An older man giving advice

• A young kid reading about life

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The poem “If” develops through a series of suggestions, using opposites to clarify the message.

• True

• False

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What is the second "if" statement in the poem?

• "If you can keep your head when all about you/ Are losing theirs and blaming it on you"

• "If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, / But make allowance for their doubting too"

• "If you can dream-- and not make dreams your master"

• "If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster/ And treat those two imposters just the same"

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Read the last stanza of the poem. What is the speaker probably urging the addressee to do in lines 29 and 30?

• The speaker is probably urging the addressee to pay more attention to kinds than to common people.

• The speaker is probably urging the addressee to exercise more often.

• The speaker is probably urging the addressee to make the most of his time.

• The speaker is probably urging the addressee to relax and enjoy them moment.

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What is the central theme of the poem 'If' by Rudyard Kipling?

• A) The importance of resilience and moral integrity

• B) The pursuit of wealth and power

• C) The inevitability of fate

• D) The beauty of nature

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In the poem 'If', what does Kipling suggest about dealing with triumph and disaster?

• A) Celebrate triumph and mourn disaster

• B) Treat both triumph and disaster as impostors

• C) Ignore both triumph and disaster

• D) Focus only on triumph

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Which literary device is predominantly used in the poem 'If' by Rudyard Kipling?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Personification

• D) Anaphora

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