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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did the regime in Rhodesia last?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 90 years.

2. Lessing would like society to be ___________.
(a) Brutal.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Scientifically advanced.
(d) Kinder.

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(c) Outdated.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

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

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

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

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(b) It was outdated.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

8. Growing up, Lessing was briefly a member of what party?
(a) Republicans.
(b) Communism.
(c) Vigilantes.
(d) The Tea Party.

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

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

11. What does Lessing believe that humans know?
(a) The power of leadership.
(b) More than they did in the past.
(c) Killing is wrong.
(d) They will never change.

12. Why did Lessing believe the bull owner had no control over his response?
(a) He was irresponsible.
(b) It was human nature.
(c) He drank too much.
(d) It was God's will.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did onlookers believe about the opposing sides from the miner's strike?

2. What does the political Left believe in, according to Lessing?

3. Lessing believed that groups act together due to ___________.

4. Lessing referenced a ten-year war of independence that took place in ___________.

5. What was Lessing's attitude toward bigotry?

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