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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which leader of the miner's strike was referenced by Lessing?
(a) Arthur Scargill.
(b) Herbert Ballino.
(c) Jessup Courtenay.
(d) Jake Montgomery.

4. What was the label put on anyone in Rhodesia who disagreed with the ruling class?
(a) Evil.
(b) All of these.
(c) Sexually depraved.
(d) Corrupt.

5. What does Lessing remember about the group of people in the party she briefly joined in Rhodesia?
(a) They were normal.
(b) All of these.
(c) They were fun.
(d) They were well-read.

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

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

8. According to Lessing, what word gets people excited to fight?
(a) "Blood."
(b) "Violence."
(c) "Justice."
(d) "Hatred."

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

10. Why did a member of the striking mine workers go back to work during the strike?
(a) To get public attention.
(b) Lack of faith in the strike leader.
(c) He agreed with the union terms.
(d) To defy his country.

11. Which sciences did Lessing feel gave the best data regarding human behavior?
(a) Astronomy and physiology.
(b) Anthropology and archaeology.
(c) Psychology and social anthropology.
(d) None of the above.

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

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

14. What did Lessing think about the ideals held by the political group she briefly joined?
(a) They were insane.
(b) They were well constructed.
(c) They were typical.
(d) They were brilliant.

15. In what time period did Lessing grow up?
(a) Post World War II.
(b) Pre World War II.
(c) The turn of the century.
(d) The sixties.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a whole, Lessing considered writers to be ______________.

2. What did people think of the farmer's decision to punish the bull?

3. The tree was cut down for its association with _____________.

4. The political group Lessing joined in Rhodesia held what hope for the world under their rule?

5. What did Lessing reference as a method groups use to encourage others not to think?

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