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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. Where did Lessing grow up?
(a) Southern Rhodesia.
(b) Boston.
(c) Perth.
(d) Great Britain.

2. What position did Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. hold?
(a) Jurist.
(b) Mayor.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Maintenance worker.

3. What is the Arthasastra about?
(a) Science.
(b) Taxing the poor.
(c) Sensible governing.
(d) City planning.

4. What happened to the miner who returned to work during the miner's strike?
(a) He fell through a shaft.
(b) His friends beat him.
(c) His boss killed him.
(d) He was a national hero.

5. How old is the Arthasastra?
(a) 10,000 years.
(b) 2,000 years.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 50 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lessing think about the ideals held by the political group she briefly joined?

2. During Lessing's time in Rhodesia, how many people were in the political party she briefly joined?

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

4. The tree was cut down for its association with _____________.

5. What does the political Left believe in, according to Lessing?

(see the answer key)

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