Question

Which lines from this stanza suggest that many

Europeans believed that the native cultures of their
colonies were inferior?
Take up the White Marls burder-
Send for the best ye breed
O'Go bind your sons to ente
To serve your captives need
O To wait in heary hemess,
Onfuttered fokk and wilo
O Your new caught, sulien peoples,
Halt der and half child​

Answer 1

D). "Your new-caught, sullen peoples, half-devil and half-child."

Step-by-step explanation:

Kipling's poem 'The White Men's Burden' is often considered as a general acclamation of imperialism.

As per the question, the lines 'your new-caught...half-child' advocate the idea that a number of Europeans possessed an internal belief that their native colonies' cultures were inferior. The key idea behind the use of words like 'half-devil' or 'half-child' is to reinforce the racial attitudes of imperialism. The poet believed that they were 'uncivilized' and 'ignorant' and therefore, inferior. Thereby, he recognized imperialism equivalent to humanitarianism as the imperialists civilize and educate them. Hence, option D is the correct answer.