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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Group Minds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When political groups or religions have a conflict, what does Lessing believe that those involved typically stop doing?
(a) Loving their neighbor.
(b) Believing gossip.
(c) Supporting the cause.
(d) Thinking.

2. According to Lessing, what are power structures across the globe putting into practice?
(a) Training for the individual.
(b) Taxation without representation.
(c) Group psychology.
(d) Technological advancements.

3. What attitude did Lessing strive for, when it came to tragedy?
(a) Dispassion.
(b) Pity.
(c) Wild emotion.
(d) Rage.

4. According to Lessing, what religion has encouraged Europeans to kill in the name of God?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Agnostics.

5. In an experiment referenced by Lessing, groups fought individuals about the length of _____________.
(a) Boards.
(b) A race.
(c) Time.
(d) Spaghetti.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lessing believed that anyone studying sects was susceptible to ______________.

2. What did many of the victims do during the Milgram experiment?

3. What did onlookers believe about the opposing sides from the miner's strike?

4. How many books did Lessing write under a pseudonym?

5. What was Margaret Thatcher's title?

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