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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Six -Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following does Lessing compare writers?
(a) Archaeologists.
(b) Pegs on which to hang ideas.
(c) Liars.
(d) Ventriloquists, casting a message from afar.

2. According to Lessing, above all, what does history tell us?
(a) That happiness is fleeting.
(b) That nothing is permanent.
(c) That mankind is not peaceful by nature.
(d) That circumstances dictate the person.

3. How many family members went to visit Lessing's house in Persia?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

4. What did Biddy O'Halloran's skin resemble?
(a) Olives.
(b) Red jelly and cream.
(c) Peaches and cream.
(d) Bronze.

5. With whom did Lessing board as a child?
(a) Mary Peach.
(b) Mrs. James.
(c) Mrs. Scott.
(d) Mrs. Mitchell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Doris insist on having with her in the photograph for which she posed?

2. What remained unaffected by the Lessings' existence for 20 years?

3. Which of the following does Lessing blame for the distrust that 20th Century people have in their governments?

4. According to Lessing, why do authors write so many biographies?

5. What did Lessing refuse to have on her bed at night?

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