The White Man's Burden Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around The White Man's Burden? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Where does the speaker want the "sons" to be sent?


into exile
into paradise
into orbit
into another dimension
Q. What two social ills does the speaker want the white men to cure?


assault and battery
famine and war
war and treachery
famine and sickness
Q. What will be the white men's reward for taking up this burden?


money
fame
hate
a participation trophy
Q. To which book of the Bible does the poem refer?


Revelations
Exodus
Genesis
the good book
Q. Who will judge these white men?


their peers
history
dogs
friends of friends