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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. Where did Lessing grow up?
(a) Boston.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) Southern Rhodesia.
(d) Perth.

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

3. In what time period did Lessing grow up?
(a) The sixties.
(b) The turn of the century.
(c) Post World War II.
(d) Pre World War II.

4. During a riot in Brussels, what shocking act did humans perform on corpses?
(a) Grave robbing.
(b) Disrespect.
(c) Graffiti.
(d) Urination.

5. What did the farmer do to punish the bull for its kill?
(a) Whipped it.
(b) Sold it.
(c) Bred it.
(d) Killed it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lessing believe old literature to be?

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

4. When the bull keeper was killed, who asked for compensation?

5. Who wrote the Arthasastra?

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