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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 does Lessing believe that humans know?
(a) Killing is wrong.
(b) They will never change.
(c) More than they did in the past.
(d) The power of leadership.

2. Lessing believes the reaction of both Christians and Leftists to opposition is a form of ___________.
(a) Rebellion.
(b) Intellectual superiority.
(c) Public relations.
(d) Lunacy.

3. According to Lessing, what is a recipe for social disorder?
(a) Individuals with big ideas.
(b) A lack of money in society.
(c) Leaders with control issues.
(d) Subgroups with differing opinions.

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

5. When political groups or religions have a conflict, what does Lessing believe that those involved typically stop doing?
(a) Loving their neighbor.
(b) Supporting the cause.
(c) Thinking.
(d) Believing gossip.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the miner's strike referenced by Lessing take place?

2. Who wrote the Arthasastra?

3. During Lessing's time in Rhodesia, how many people were in the political party she briefly joined?

4. Lessing referenced a ten-year war of independence that took place in ___________.

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

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