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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eleven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was the "chief wrong" that Lessing's mother cited in her diatribe against the Catholic Church?
(a) The Inquisition.
(b) Imperialism.
(c) Slavery.
(d) The Counter Reformation.

2. In Chapter 4, what city did Lessing's mother insist on traveling through on the way back to England?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Brussels.
(d) Moscow.

3. What type of play did Lessing write while at the Convent?
(a) A Ciceronian tragedy.
(b) A one-act Shakespearean play.
(c) An Aristophanean comedy.
(d) An English tragedy.

4. According to Lessing, where do most of the good biographers live?
(a) France.
(b) Britain.
(c) Germany.
(d) United States of America.

5. What kind of food were the children fed at the convent that Lessing stayed in as a child?
(a) English peasant food.
(b) Traditional Rhodesian food.
(c) French peasant food.
(d) German peasant food.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what activity does Lessing compare learning the skills of her new job?

2. How did Lessing's friend make a living in New York to support herself and her daughter?

3. What was the name of Lessing's nanny?

4. To which of the following religions did Lessing suddenly convert?

5. In which book did Lessing write about Mr. Whitehead?

(see the answer key)

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