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

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

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

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

5. According to Lessing, what word gets people excited to fight?
(a) "Justice."
(b) "Violence."
(c) "Hatred."
(d) "Blood."

Short Answer Questions

1. Lessing believed history was a great __________.

2. What was Lessing's attitude toward bigotry?

3. How old is the Arthasastra?

4. What nationality was Friedrich Hebbel?

5. What does Lessing believe old literature to be?

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