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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) Boring.
(c) Inspiring.
(d) Outdated.

2. Lessing referenced a ten-year war of independence that took place in ___________.
(a) Mexico.
(b) Guam.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) Chile.

3. Lessing believed the human race to be in _________.
(a) "An inspirational transformation."
(b) "A terrible mess."
(c) "Purgatory."
(d) "An expected state."

4. The Arthasastra mentions that it is only ________ in a line of books.
(a) A holy respite.
(b) One of many.
(c) The most important.
(d) The most memorable.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the political group Lessing belonged to in Rhodesia fall apart?

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

4. What did the farmer do to punish the bull for its kill?

5. According to Lessing, what do novelists have the ability to do?

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