EXTEND – The price of the empire #647812 - Prove ed esercizi Zanichelli

STEP 1 Read the poem and find out more about imperialism

Match each stanza to its paraphrase. Write the correct letters (A-C) in the gaps.

1 First stanza ________
2 Second stanza ________
3 Third stanza ________

A Imperial work develops maturity through hardship instead of rewards
B You will only receive hate for protecting the population and freeing them from their backward ways
C Accept the responsibility to 'civilise' others and do not invoke ideas like freedom to justify your tiredness

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Completamento aperto

STEP 2 Digging deeper

Read the statements and choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1 The colonised people's hate is described as ________.
2 The colonisers' intention to civilise indicates ________.
3 The native people's desire to maintain their independence and culture is ________.
4 Imperial missions are presented as ________.

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Completamento chiuso

STEP 4 Think further and prepare for your test: masculinity and imperialism

Read the passage taken from Bradley Deane's Masculinity and the New Imperialism, in which he discusses the role masculinity played in imperialist ideology. Decide if the statements are true or false. Then look at the prompts and write some extra reflections in your exercise book. You can use the final text as revision material for your test.

PROMPTS:
- Refer to STEP 3 to underline how imperialism was not just a matter of patriotism but one of men's personal worth.
- How is this view of manhood in line with the Victorian patriarchal family?

A:

Deane argues that Kipling eliminates national rivalry by replacing it with purely personal competition between men.

B:

The reference to fathers and sons suggests that imperial duty is inherited biologically rather than constructed through ideology.

C:

Deane explains that the fear of appearing unmanly plays a crucial role in sustaining imperial ambition.

D:

According to the text, Kipling's poems encourage men to evaluate their personal worth through competitive comparison with others.

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Vero o falso

STEP 3 Victorian masculinity

Read the text about the masculinity of the Victorian man and complete it with the words given.

In the final stanza, Kipling describes masculinity as something that develops through ________. The adult white man is ________ to accept the tiring task of 'civilising' others and taking ________ over them. This view of manhood is essentially paternalistic, as the Western white man is seen as more ________ and therefore responsible for guiding others.
Despite this, Kipling emphasises the ________ of the white man, as his actions are not rewarded with praise but remain open to the ________ of others.

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Posizionamento