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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to Lessing, what is a recipe for social disorder?
(a) Leaders with control issues.
(b) Subgroups with differing opinions.
(c) Individuals with big ideas.
(d) A lack of money in society.

4. Who was surprised by what happened to the miner who returned to work during the miner's strike?
(a) The miner's boss.
(b) The miner's friends.
(c) The nation.
(d) The miner's wife.

5. When did the political group Lessing belonged to in Rhodesia fall apart?
(a) After the war.
(b) During the war.
(c) When she betrayed it.
(d) In the 1980's.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lessing, people crave__________.

2. In what time period did Lessing grow up?

3. According to Lessing, what do Christians believe in?

4. Lessing believes the reaction of both Christians and Leftists to opposition is a form of ___________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the political climate in Lessing's country when she was growing up?

2. Why did Lessing suggest that strengthening individuality would lead to a better world in the future?

3. As Lessing looked ahead, how would people of the future feel, considering our lack of ability to change?

4. What comments did Lessing make about the length of time the white ruling class was in power in Rhodesia?

5. According to Lessing, how is the group mentality different from individual mentality?

6. What ideas do the quotes prior to "When in the Future They Look Back on Us" demonstrate?

7. Why did Lessing feel that our ability to consider differing viewpoints might save the human race?

8. Why does Lessing consider the age of Arthastra to be significant?

9. When onlookers recognize that others are lying, Lessing believed they refuse to protest the lies for what purpose?

10. Why did Lessing believe the tendency to buy into vilification was a form of popular lunacy?

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