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Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Lessing believed that anyone studying sects was susceptible to ______________.
(a) Going crazy.
(b) Believing their doctrine.
(c) Not taking the study seriously.
(d) Accusing innocent people.

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

4. What does every country perpetuate to some extent, according to Lessing?
(a) Nostalgia.
(b) Celebration.
(c) Brainwashing.
(d) False modesty.

5. What minority did Lessing believe needed to be strengthened in order to help the future?
(a) Women.
(b) Blacks.
(c) The individual.
(d) Hispanics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lessing, what religion has encouraged Europeans to kill in the name of God?

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

3. What nationality was Friedrich Hebbel?

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

5. What did Lessing propose that our government should do?

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