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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the bull keeper was killed, who asked for compensation?
(a) The farmer.
(b) No one.
(c) The boy's parents.
(d) The owner of the bull.

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

3. What position did Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. hold?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Jurist.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Maintenance worker.

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

5. Where did the miner's strike referenced by Lessing take place?
(a) Australia.
(b) Britain.
(c) United States.
(d) Chile.

6. What did the farmer do to punish the bull for its kill?
(a) Killed it.
(b) Bred it.
(c) Whipped it.
(d) Sold it.

7. Lessing mentions a tree that was cut down in what country?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) China.
(d) Belgium.

8. What nationality was Friedrich Hebbel?
(a) British.
(b) Spanish.
(c) American.
(d) Austrian.

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(a) Outdated.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

10. Lessing referred to the sciences regarding human behavior as what type of science?
(a) "Arbitrary."
(b) "Predictable."
(c) "Soft..
(d) "Solid."

11. What was Lessing's attitude toward bigotry?
(a) She was against it.
(b) She perpetuated it.
(c) None of these.
(d) She accepted it.

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

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

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(c) It was outdated.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

15. During Lessing's time in Rhodesia, how many people were in the political party she briefly joined?
(a) 40.
(b) 200.
(c) 300.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the label put on anyone in Rhodesia who disagreed with the ruling class?

2. Which sciences did Lessing feel gave the best data regarding human behavior?

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

4. What was Rhodesia ruled by?

5. What surprised Lessing regarding human behavior over time?

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