Question

Some critics suggest that Kipling was using satire in “The White Man’s Burden.” Satire is a literary work that exposes human behavior to ridicule or scorn.

Knowing this would most likely make the reader think that Kipling

actually approved of imperialism.
actually disapproved of imperialism.
did not truly understand imperialism.
really had no opinion on imperialism.

Answer 1

actually disapproved of imperialism.

Explanation: Satire ridicules its subject, so if Kipling was using satire in "The White Man’s Burden," he would be exposing and criticizing imperialism rather than endorsing it.