2. Lessing believed that groups act together due to ___________.
(a) Social pecking orders.
(b) A desire for survival.
(c) Pack mentality.
(d) A need to connect.

3. What minority did Lessing believe needed to be strengthened in order to help the future?
(a) Women.
(b) Hispanics.
(c) Blacks.
(d) The individual.

4. During a riot in Brussels, what shocking act did humans perform on corpses?
(a) Disrespect.
(b) Urination.
(c) Grave robbing.
(d) Graffiti.

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

6. How old is the Arthasastra?
(a) 100 years.
(b) 10,000 years.
(c) 2,000 years.
(d) 50 years.

7. What did people think of the farmer's decision to punish the bull?
(a) It was foolish.
(b) It was necessary.
(c) It was wise.
(d) It was symbolic.

8. Lessing believed the human race to be in _________.
(a) "A terrible mess."
(b) "An expected state."
(c) "Purgatory."
(d) "An inspirational transformation."

9. The political group Lessing joined in Rhodesia held what hope for the world under their rule?
(a) No racial prejudice.
(b) No sexual prejudice.
(c) No crime.
(d) All of these.

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

11. Lessing believed that a belief pattern of "you-are-damned, I-am-saved" in society is ________.
(a) All of these.
(b) Insane.
(c) Typical.
(d) Often temporary.

12. What was the result of the miner's strike?
(a) Rioting.
(b) Positive publicity.
(c) Mine explosions.
(d) Book burning.

13. 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.

14. What is the origin of the farmer who owned the bull?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Australian.
(c) British.
(d) Scottish.

15. What surprised Lessing regarding human behavior over time?
(a) How little it had changed.
(b) How much it had changed.
(c) The intelligence amassed.
(d) The faith that has grown.