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

2. What does every country perpetuate to some extent, according to Lessing?
(a) Nostalgia.
(b) False modesty.
(c) Brainwashing.
(d) Celebration.

3. What are two entities which perpetuate brainwashing?
(a) Hollywood and religion.
(b) Government and the food industry.
(c) Religion and farmers.
(d) Advertising and government.

4. What happened to the man who named his cat "King of Kings"?
(a) He was lauded.
(b) He was mocked.
(c) He was invited to a State dinner.
(d) He was imprisoned.

5. What nationality was Friedrich Hebbel?
(a) American.
(b) Austrian.
(c) British.
(d) Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which leader of the miner's strike was referenced by Lessing?

2. What position did Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. hold?

3. According to Lessing, war causes humans to ____________.

4. What did Lessing think about the ideals held by the political group she briefly joined?

5. Through understanding brainwashing, Lessing hoped that people could let go of ___________.

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