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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through You Are Damned, We Are Saved.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lessing believe that humans know?
(a) The power of leadership.
(b) More than they did in the past.
(c) Killing is wrong.
(d) They will never change.

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

3. In what time period did Lessing grow up?
(a) Pre World War II.
(b) The sixties.
(c) Post World War II.
(d) The turn of the century.

4. The political group Lessing joined in Rhodesia held what hope for the world under their rule?
(a) No sexual prejudice.
(b) No racial prejudice.
(c) All of these.
(d) No crime.

5. Lessing mentions a tree that was cut down in what country?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) China.
(d) Belgium.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lessing, what is a recipe for social disorder?

2. Lessing believed it common for people to embrace ________.

3. Lessing referenced a ten-year war of independence that took place in ___________.

4. What surprised Lessing regarding human behavior over time?

5. What happened to the miner who returned to work during the miner's strike?

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