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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Laboratories of Social Change.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lessing believed that groups cause people to __________.
(a) Help others.
(b) Learn.
(c) Conform.
(d) Study the past.

2. What did onlookers believe about the opposing sides from the miner's strike?
(a) Both were telling the truth.
(b) The issue was great entertainment.
(c) Both were lying.
(d) One side was lying.

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

4. What type of laws rule social groups?
(a) Social.
(b) Government.
(c) Public.
(d) None of these.

5. Why have the social sciences recently received support?
(a) For political reasons.
(b) Its easy to understand.
(c) Perceived value.
(d) Its the latest fad.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the regime in Rhodesia last?

2. What does Lessing hope will one day change human behavior?

3. Lessing considered the time period of World War II to be ___________.

4. What type of exposure leads the public to feel less for terrible disasters?

5. In what time period did Lessing grow up?

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