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

2. What does the political Left believe in, according to Lessing?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Revolution.
(c) Charity.
(d) Socialism.

3. What does Lessing hope will one day change human behavior?
(a) Scientific data.
(b) Learning from our past.
(c) Awareness.
(d) All of these.

4. How did the whites feel about the blacks in Rhodesia?
(a) Vindictive.
(b) Benevolent.
(c) Prejudiced.
(d) Protective.

5. What is the Arthasastra about?
(a) Sensible governing.
(b) Taxing the poor.
(c) Science.
(d) City planning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lessing reports that both Christians and Leftists tend to do what to their opposition?

2. What was the label put on anyone in Rhodesia who disagreed with the ruling class?

3. What does Lessing believe old literature to be?

4. What minority did Lessing believe needed to be strengthened in order to help the future?

5. Lessing believed people could grow if they only detached from ___________.

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