Starter quiz
- In Naidu's 'The Gift of India', who is the 'gift' in the title referring to?
- The soldiers ✓
- India itself
- Britain
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- The act of giving up something valued for the sake of other considerations is known as a ______.
- 'sacrifice' ✓
- What does the speaker in Naidu's 'The Gift of India' want to happen to the soldiers?
- For them to be forgotten
- For them to be remembered ✓
- For them to be resurrected
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- When did the British government take direct control over India?
- 1638
- 1858 ✓
- 1948
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- Why was the speaker in Naidu's 'The Gift of India' proud of the soldiers?
- Because they fought for Britain.
- Because they died heroically.
- Because of their bravery. ✓
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- Which of the following means the 'complete loss or absence of hope'?
- Optimism
- Idealism
- Despair ✓
- Futile
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