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

2. In what time period did Lessing grow up?
(a) Pre World War II.
(b) Post World War II.
(c) The sixties.
(d) The turn of the century.

3. What does the political Left believe in, according to Lessing?
(a) Revolution.
(b) Charity.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Honesty.

4. What does Lessing believe old literature to be?
(a) Inspiring.
(b) Outdated.
(c) Poorly written.
(d) Boring.

5. Lessing referred to the sciences regarding human behavior as what type of science?
(a) "Solid."
(b) "Predictable."
(c) "Soft..
(d) "Arbitrary."

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When political groups or religions have a conflict, what does Lessing believe that those involved typically stop doing?

4. What did the farmer do to punish the bull for its kill?

5. What nationality was Friedrich Hebbel?

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