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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through When in the Future They Look Back on Us.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lessing found the tree cutting to be symbolic of ____________.
(a) "Fanatical religion."
(b) "Typical behavior."
(c) "Human evolution."
(d) "Awful primitivism."

2. Lessing believed it common for people to embrace ________.
(a) Progressive ideals.
(b) New leaders.
(c) Intelligent ideas.
(d) Ridiculous beliefs.

3. What was Lessing's attitude toward bigotry?
(a) She perpetuated it.
(b) She accepted it.
(c) None of these.
(d) She was against it.

4. During a riot in Brussels, what shocking act did humans perform on corpses?
(a) Graffiti.
(b) Urination.
(c) Grave robbing.
(d) Disrespect.

5. What surprised Lessing regarding human behavior over time?
(a) The faith that has grown.
(b) How little it had changed.
(c) How much it had changed.
(d) The intelligence amassed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the race of the boy the bull killed?

2. What idea was popular prior to Hitler and the Cold War?

3. How old is the Arthasastra?

4. What did the farmer do to punish the bull for its kill?

5. Lessing would like society to be ___________.

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