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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 referenced a ten-year war of independence that took place in ___________.
(a) Chile.
(b) Guam.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Zimbabwe.

2. According to Lessing, what word gets people excited to fight?
(a) "Justice."
(b) "Violence."
(c) "Blood."
(d) "Hatred."

3. Lessing believed that groups act together due to ___________.
(a) A desire for survival.
(b) Social pecking orders.
(c) Pack mentality.
(d) A need to connect.

4. What was Lessing's attitude toward bigotry?
(a) She accepted it.
(b) She was against it.
(c) None of these.
(d) She perpetuated it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lessing would like society to be ___________.

2. Lessing believes the reaction of both Christians and Leftists to opposition is a form of ___________.

3. What does the political Left believe in, according to Lessing?

4. Why did a member of the striking mine workers go back to work during the strike?

5. What did Lessing think about the ideals held by the political group she briefly joined?

(see the answer key)

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