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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. According to Lessing, governments use brain washing for what purpose?
(a) To teach.
(b) To win wars.
(c) To save money.
(d) To control people.

2. Where did Lessing grow up?
(a) Boston.
(b) Southern Rhodesia.
(c) Perth.
(d) Great Britain.

3. What have governments in the past done to determine if government workers were behaving well?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Asked around.
(c) Quizzed them.
(d) Spied on them.

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

5. What did Margaret Thatcher hire an advertising company to manage?
(a) The fashion industry.
(b) Her husband's career.
(c) Her election.
(d) The meat industry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lessing believed history was a great __________.

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

3. What did Lessing propose that our government should do?

4. In what time period did Lessing grow up?

5. During a riot in Brussels, what shocking act did humans perform on corpses?

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