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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Group Minds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lessing, what do novelists have the ability to do?
(a) Reflect human behavior.
(b) Slander whoever they want.
(c) Dumb down society.
(d) Make money in the arts.

2. What did the farmer do to punish the bull for its kill?
(a) Sold it.
(b) Bred it.
(c) Whipped it.
(d) Killed it.

3. What does Lessing believe old literature to be?
(a) Poorly written.
(b) Inspiring.
(c) Outdated.
(d) Boring.

4. Lessing believed history was a great __________.
(a) Disaster.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Myth.
(d) Confusion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lessing remember about the group of people in the party she briefly joined in Rhodesia?

2. During a riot in Brussels, what shocking act did humans perform on corpses?

3. What did Lessing see as a positive, in terms of brainwashing?

4. How many books did Lessing write under a pseudonym?

5. What has become a natural complement to brainwashing, according to Lessing?

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