View a FREE sample

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lessing hope will one day change human behavior?

2. What nationality was Friedrich Hebbel?

3. What is the Arthasastra about?

4. What surprised Lessing regarding human behavior over time?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 176 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample