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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 was the race of the boy the bull killed?
(a) Asian.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Hispanic.

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

3. What does Lessing hope will one day change human behavior?
(a) All of these.
(b) Scientific data.
(c) Awareness.
(d) Learning from our past.

4. What was an unquestionable belief held by the political party Lessing joined in Rhodesia?
(a) None of these.
(b) Blacks were superior.
(c) Communism was dead.
(d) Religion was obsolete.

5. When the bull keeper was killed, who asked for compensation?
(a) The owner of the bull.
(b) No one.
(c) The boy's parents.
(d) The farmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lessing, what do novelists have the ability to do?

2. What was Margaret Thatcher's title?

3. Regarding the actions of their underlings, Lessing believed that leaders often knew _____________.

4. During Lessing's time in Rhodesia, how many people were in the political party she briefly joined?

5. What advertising firm did Margaret Thatcher hire, prior to taking a public position?

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