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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. When did the miner's strike referenced by Lessing take place?
(a) 1920s.
(b) 1980s.
(c) 1800s.
(d) 1930s.

2. What was remarkable about the bull this farmer owned?
(a) It was wild.
(b) It was albino.
(c) It was expensive.
(d) It was a half-breed.

3. The Arthasastra mentions that it is only ________ in a line of books.
(a) One of many.
(b) The most memorable.
(c) A holy respite.
(d) The most important.

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

5. Lessing believed history was a great __________.
(a) Teacher.
(b) Disaster.
(c) Myth.
(d) Confusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the bull keeper was killed, who asked for compensation?

2. Growing up, Lessing was briefly a member of what party?

3. Lessing believed that groups act together due to ___________.

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

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

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