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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. How old is the Arthasastra?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 10,000 years.
(c) 2,000 years.
(d) 100 years.

2. What was the result of the miner's strike?
(a) Mine explosions.
(b) Positive publicity.
(c) Book burning.
(d) Rioting.

3. Lessing believed it common for people to embrace ________.
(a) New leaders.
(b) Ridiculous beliefs.
(c) Progressive ideals.
(d) Intelligent ideas.

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

5. Lessing was shocked to learn that her friend, a born again Christian, rejected ______________.
(a) Her family.
(b) Sobriety.
(c) Creature comforts.
(d) Her country.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lessing felt that the party ruling Rhodesia was ____________.

2. What was Lessing's attitude toward bigotry?

3. What was an unquestionable belief held by the political party Lessing joined in Rhodesia?

4. During a riot in Brussels, what shocking act did humans perform on corpses?

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

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