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

2. According to Lessing, war causes humans to ____________.
(a) Make money.
(b) Develop strong moral fiber.
(c) Revert to a brutal past.
(d) Grow as a society.

3. Which sciences did Lessing feel gave the best data regarding human behavior?
(a) Anthropology and archaeology.
(b) Astronomy and physiology.
(c) Psychology and social anthropology.
(d) None of the above.

4. What was an unquestionable belief held by the political party Lessing joined in Rhodesia?
(a) Blacks were superior.
(b) Religion was obsolete.
(c) Communism was dead.
(d) None of these.

5. What is the origin of the farmer who owned the bull?
(a) Scottish.
(b) British.
(c) Australian.
(d) Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Lessing believe old literature to be?

4. What was Rhodesia ruled by?

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

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