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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 old literature to be?
(a) Poorly written.
(b) Outdated.
(c) Inspiring.
(d) Boring.

2. How did the whites feel about the blacks in Rhodesia?
(a) Prejudiced.
(b) Vindictive.
(c) Benevolent.
(d) Protective.

3. When did the political group Lessing belonged to in Rhodesia fall apart?
(a) When she betrayed it.
(b) During the war.
(c) In the 1980's.
(d) After the war.

4. What was Rhodesia ruled by?
(a) A white majority.
(b) A black minority.
(c) A black majority.
(d) A white minority.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As a whole, Lessing considered writers to be ______________.

3. Lessing believed that groups act together due to ___________.

4. What does Lessing believe that humans know?

5. What was Lessing's attitude toward bigotry?

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