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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lessing, what tactic did the armies use to make killing easier?
(a) Aerial raids on villages.
(b) Long-distance weapons.
(c) Vague meetings on military idealism.
(d) Derogatory epithets and dehumanizing language.

2. How many bouts of illness did Lessing's family experience?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

3. Who vouched for Gottfried Lessing to get him out of jail?
(a) Frank Wisdom.
(b) Margaret Morgan.
(c) Howe-Ely.
(d) Doris Lessing.

4. What was Lessing's name for her outward personality?
(a) Joey.
(b) Igor.
(c) Tigger.
(d) Winnie the Pooh.

5. To what does Lessing compare guilt?
(a) An elephant in the room.
(b) An iceberg.
(c) A festering sore.
(d) A nagging woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lessing, above all, what does history tell us?

2. Which of the following names does Lessing give the personality that would comes out of her while under the influence of drugs?

3. Which of the following books did Lessing use to illustrate the difference in transitioning from the consciousness of a child to that of an adult?

4. How many eggs did Lessing attend to on the farm?

5. How did Lessing's mother cure Lessing's lice problem?

(see the answer key)

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