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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through When in the Future They Look Back on Us.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a whole, Lessing considered writers to be ______________.
(a) An organism.
(b) A bad influence.
(c) A wasted profession.
(d) A plague.

2. What was remarkable about the bull this farmer owned?
(a) It was a half-breed.
(b) It was wild.
(c) It was albino.
(d) It was expensive.

3. Lessing encouraged humans to learn from ____________.
(a) Folklore.
(b) The news.
(c) Family history.
(d) Differing viewpoints.

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

5. Why did Lessing believe the bull owner had no control over his response?
(a) It was God's will.
(b) He was irresponsible.
(c) He drank too much.
(d) It was human nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. hold?

2. What surprised Lessing regarding human behavior over time?

3. What is the origin of the farmer who owned the bull?

4. The Arthasastra mentions that it is only ________ in a line of books.

5. Who wrote the Arthasastra?

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