The Sepoy Mutiny (1857–1858, India) — Questions and answers

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What was one reason the sepoys and British soldiers were fighting hand-to-hand?

Choices

  1. A) A disagreement over rifle cartridges. ✓
  2. B) They were playing a game.
  3. C) They were practicing for a show.
  4. D) They couldn't decide what to eat for dinner.

Answer: A) A disagreement over rifle cartridges.

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What did Henry Lawrence believe needed to be done about the sepoys' unrest?

Choices

  1. A) Let it spread wherever it wanted.
  2. B) Act quickly to stop it. ✓
  3. C) Ignore it completely.
  4. D) Send the sepoys on a long trip.

Answer: B) Act quickly to stop it.

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What did Mangal Pandey tell his regiment they should NOT do?

Choices

  1. A) Talk to each other.
  2. B) Do nothing. ✓
  3. C) Raise their muskets.
  4. D) Agree with him.

Answer: B) Do nothing.

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What did Lakshmi Bai decide to do when the British wanted to take her lands?

Choices

  1. A) Let them take it without a fight.
  2. B) Ask her advisors to leave.
  3. C) Fight for her freedom and her people. ✓
  4. D) Go on a long vacation.

Answer: C) Fight for her freedom and her people.

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What happened to Lakshmi Bai after Jhansi fell to Colin Campbell's forces?

Choices

  1. A) She was captured immediately.
  2. B) She escaped on horseback. ✓
  3. C) She surrendered her sword.
  4. D) She became friends with Colin Campbell.

Answer: B) She escaped on horseback.

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Where was Bahadur Shah Zafar sent after he was captured and defeated?

Choices

  1. A) Back to his palace in Delhi.
  2. B) To Burma. ✓
  3. C) To another part of India.
  4. D) To England.

Answer: B) To Burma.

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Even though the Sepoy Mutiny was crushed, what lived on?

Choices

  1. A) The British control.
  2. B) The spirit of resistance. ✓
  3. C) The greased cartridges.
  4. D) The old traditions.

Answer: B) The spirit of resistance.

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