Questions › Chapter 3: A long and illustrious history
Which TWO statements about Rudyard Kipling are correct?
Choose two answers.
- AHis birthplace was Manchester, in 1858
- BIn 1907 he received the Nobel Prize in LiteratureRight answer
- CHis birthplace was India, in 1865Right answer
- DHe wrote the song Auld Lang Syne
Answer: In 1907 he received the Nobel Prize in Literature and His birthplace was India, in 1865
Kipling wrote Just So Stories, The Jungle Book and the much-loved poem If. Auld Lang Syne is by Robert Burns, and Manchester in 1858 is Emmeline Pankhurst's birthplace.
From chapter 3 of the handbook, "A long and illustrious history", section "A global power". Practice question 204 of 651, written in our own words.