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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 happened to the miner who returned to work during the miner's strike?
(a) His boss killed him.
(b) He was a national hero.
(c) His friends beat him.
(d) He fell through a shaft.

2. Where did Lessing grow up?
(a) Boston.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) Perth.
(d) Southern Rhodesia.

3. The political group Lessing joined in Rhodesia held what hope for the world under their rule?
(a) No sexual prejudice.
(b) No racial prejudice.
(c) All of these.
(d) No crime.

4. Why did Lessing believe the bull owner had no control over his response?
(a) He drank too much.
(b) It was human nature.
(c) He was irresponsible.
(d) It was God's will.

5. What was Lessing's concern regarding the application of science on human behavior?
(a) It was not being applied.
(b) The data was biased.
(c) The data was faked.
(d) It was outdated.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What idea was popular prior to Hitler and the Cold War?

3. What does Lessing hope will one day change human behavior?

4. According to Lessing, what do novelists have the ability to do?

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

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