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

2. When political groups or religions have a conflict, what does Lessing believe that those involved typically stop doing?
(a) Loving their neighbor.
(b) Thinking.
(c) Supporting the cause.
(d) Believing gossip.

3. According to Lessing, what religion has encouraged Europeans to kill in the name of God?
(a) Agnostics.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Judaism.

4. The tree was cut down for its association with _____________.
(a) A foreign Colonel.
(b) Religion.
(c) A traitor.
(d) A dictator.

5. Lessing believes the reaction of both Christians and Leftists to opposition is a form of ___________.
(a) Intellectual superiority.
(b) Public relations.
(c) Lunacy.
(d) Rebellion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lessing's concern regarding the application of science on human behavior?

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

3. What does Lessing believe that humans know?

4. What happened to the miner who returned to work during the miner's strike?

5. What was the race of the boy the bull killed?

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