Commissioner Lin’s Letter to Queen Victoria please answers these a bunch of pts here!!! 1. Who is Lin referring to when he says the “barbarians”?
a. An ancient tribe
b. Chinese peasants
c. Americans
d. Europeans
2. According to Lin, what punishment should an opium dealer receive?
a. 20 years in prison
b. The death penalty
c. Life in prison
d. Exile from China
3. According to Lin, how does Queen Victoria feel about China?
a. She likes their culture
b. She hates China
c. She looks down on China
d. She ignores China.
4. According to Lin, how does the Chinese emperor feel about the opium trade?
a. He is ignoring it.
b. He is profiting from it.
c. He is enraged by it.
d. He is annoyed by it.
5. To what does Lin appeal to in asking for the Europeans to stop the opium trade?
a. Their financial gain by stopping.
b. Their moral conscience.
c. The rule of law.
d. The American system of trade.
6. What type of writing is this letter?
a. Persuasive
b. Cause & effect
c. Informal
d. Research
7. In what way is the English opium trade hypocritical?
a. It is profiting only the British
b. It is hurting the Chinese
c. Opium is forbidden in England
d. Most of the opium was grown in India.
Short Answer Questions
8. Why did Commissioner Lin write this letter to Queen Victoria?
9. Do you find Commissioner Lin’s argument effective? Explain why/why not.
10. Imagine you wanted a drug dealer to stop selling drugs in your neighborhood. What would you do or say?