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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Switching Off to See Dallas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lessing propose that our government should do?
(a) Secretly evaluate its workers.
(b) Give money to the poor.
(c) Pay attention to technology.
(d) Aid foreign countries.

2. What was remarkable about the bull this farmer owned?
(a) It was albino.
(b) It was wild.
(c) It was expensive.
(d) It was a half-breed.

3. When did the miner's strike referenced by Lessing take place?
(a) 1800s.
(b) 1920s.
(c) 1930s.
(d) 1980s.

4. Why do most people ignore the existence of brainwashing techniques?
(a) It is too hard to learn.
(b) They do not like the idea.
(c) They are irritated by the idea.
(d) It is too expensive for most people.

5. What did the farmer do to punish the bull for its kill?
(a) Sold it.
(b) Killed it.
(c) Whipped it.
(d) Bred it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the Arthasastra?

2. Lessing believed people could grow if they only detached from ___________.

3. What did Lessing see as a positive, in terms of brainwashing?

4. Lessing believed that people are governed by ___________.

5. What country did the Shah rule?

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