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

2. What was the race of the boy the bull killed?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Hispanic.
(d) Asian.

3. Lessing believed that a belief pattern of "you-are-damned, I-am-saved" in society is ________.
(a) Typical.
(b) Often temporary.
(c) All of these.
(d) Insane.

4. What was the label put on anyone in Rhodesia who disagreed with the ruling class?
(a) Evil.
(b) All of these.
(c) Corrupt.
(d) Sexually depraved.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which leader of the miner's strike was referenced by Lessing?

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

3. Lessing would like society to be ___________.

4. Why did a member of the striking mine workers go back to work during the strike?

5. Lessing referred to the sciences regarding human behavior as what type of science?

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