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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Lessing believed people could grow if they only detached from ___________.
(a) The idea of love.
(b) Lessons from the past.
(c) Their family.
(d) Mass emotion.

3. According to Lessing, what do Christians believe in?
(a) Revolution.
(b) Violence.
(c) Hate.
(d) Redemption.

4. Lessing encouraged humans to learn from ____________.
(a) Folklore.
(b) Family history.
(c) The news.
(d) Differing viewpoints.

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

6. Lessing referenced a ten-year war of independence that took place in ___________.
(a) Zimbabwe.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Chile.
(d) Guam.

7. What does Lessing hope will one day change human behavior?
(a) Awareness.
(b) Scientific data.
(c) Learning from our past.
(d) All of these.

8. During a riot in Brussels, what shocking act did humans perform on corpses?
(a) Urination.
(b) Disrespect.
(c) Grave robbing.
(d) Graffiti.

9. Lessing believed it common for people to embrace ________.
(a) Ridiculous beliefs.
(b) New leaders.
(c) Intelligent ideas.
(d) Progressive ideals.

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

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

12. What is the origin of the farmer who owned the bull?
(a) Australian.
(b) Spanish.
(c) British.
(d) Scottish.

13. What surprised Lessing regarding human behavior over time?
(a) The intelligence amassed.
(b) The faith that has grown.
(c) How little it had changed.
(d) How much it had changed.

14. As a whole, Lessing considered writers to be ______________.
(a) A bad influence.
(b) An organism.
(c) A plague.
(d) A wasted profession.

15. Lessing believed that groups act together due to ___________.
(a) Social pecking orders.
(b) A desire for survival.
(c) Pack mentality.
(d) A need to connect.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationality was Friedrich Hebbel?

2. What was the result of the miner's strike?

3. Lessing mentions a tree that was cut down in what country?

4. According to Lessing, people crave__________.

5. In what time period did Lessing grow up?

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