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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. Who wrote the Arthasastra?
(a) Chaucer.
(b) Rudyard Kipling.
(c) The Apostle Paul.
(d) Kautilya.

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(b) Outdated.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

3. What is the Arthasastra about?
(a) Science.
(b) Taxing the poor.
(c) City planning.
(d) Sensible governing.

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

5. Who was surprised by what happened to the miner who returned to work during the miner's strike?
(a) The nation.
(b) The miner's wife.
(c) The miner's friends.
(d) The miner's boss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lessing remember about the group of people in the party she briefly joined in Rhodesia?

2. Lessing believed that a belief pattern of "you-are-damned, I-am-saved" in society is ________.

3. When did the political group Lessing belonged to in Rhodesia fall apart?

4. Why did Lessing believe the bull owner had no control over his response?

5. The Arthasastra mentions that it is only ________ in a line of books.

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