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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. Lessing would like society to be ___________.
(a) Kinder.
(b) Brutal.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) Scientifically advanced.

2. According to Lessing, what religion has encouraged Europeans to kill in the name of God?
(a) Muslim.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Agnostics.

3. What was Rhodesia ruled by?
(a) A white majority.
(b) A black majority.
(c) A white minority.
(d) A black minority.

4. When did the political group Lessing belonged to in Rhodesia fall apart?
(a) In the 1980's.
(b) After the war.
(c) During the war.
(d) When she betrayed it.

5. Which leader of the miner's strike was referenced by Lessing?
(a) Arthur Scargill.
(b) Jake Montgomery.
(c) Jessup Courtenay.
(d) Herbert Ballino.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did people think of the farmer's decision to punish the bull?

2. Growing up, Lessing was briefly a member of what party?

3. According to Lessing, what is a recipe for social disorder?

4. In what time period did Lessing grow up?

5. Lessing believed that a belief pattern of "you-are-damned, I-am-saved" in society is ________.

(see the answer key)

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