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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. During Lessing's time in Rhodesia, how many people were in the political party she briefly joined?
(a) 5.
(b) 40.
(c) 200.
(d) 300.

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

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

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

5. What did onlookers believe about the opposing sides from the miner's strike?
(a) The issue was great entertainment.
(b) One side was lying.
(c) Both were lying.
(d) Both were telling the truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lessing believed the human race to be in _________.

2. What did Lessing reference as a method groups use to encourage others not to think?

3. As a whole, Lessing considered writers to be ______________.

4. Lessing was shocked to learn that her friend, a born again Christian, rejected ______________.

5. According to Lessing, what word gets people excited to fight?

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