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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. Which leader of the miner's strike was referenced by Lessing?
(a) Jessup Courtenay.
(b) Jake Montgomery.
(c) Herbert Ballino.
(d) Arthur Scargill.

2. What was Rhodesia ruled by?
(a) A black majority.
(b) A white majority.
(c) A white minority.
(d) A black minority.

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

4. What does the political Left believe in, according to Lessing?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Revolution.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Charity.

5. The Arthasastra mentions that it is only ________ in a line of books.
(a) The most important.
(b) A holy respite.
(c) One of many.
(d) The most memorable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lessing encouraged humans to learn from ____________.

2. What was an unquestionable belief held by the political party Lessing joined in Rhodesia?

3. Lessing believed the human race to be in _________.

4. Who was surprised by what happened to the miner who returned to work during the miner's strike?

5. Lessing reports that both Christians and Leftists tend to do what to their opposition?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is remarkable about the fact that the blacks were treated as second class citizens in Rhodesia?

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

3. In the anecdote about killing the bull, what did Lessing suggest that the farmer's revenge actions on the bull demonstrated?

4. Why was Lessing not surprised by the story of the attack on the British miner who was beaten by his friends?

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

6. What did Lessing mean when she said that groups will often "vilify their opposition"?

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

8. Why did Lessing join a communist group in Rhodesia?

9. What was the purpose of cutting down a tree associated with a traitor? Why did Lessing find it ridiculous?

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

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