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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. What did Lessing think about the ideals held by the political group she briefly joined?
(a) They were brilliant.
(b) They were insane.
(c) They were well constructed.
(d) They were typical.

2. What was Lessing's hope for retrospect on this time period?
(a) None of these.
(b) It will be positive.
(c) It will be overlooked.
(d) It will be negative.

3. What does the majority typically embrace long after their inception, according to Lessing?
(a) Suspicious people.
(b) Social patterns.
(c) Trends.
(d) New ideas.

4. How did Lessing describe Ancient Greece?
(a) A poor country.
(b) A progressive example.
(c) A slave state.
(d) A strict religious climate.

5. According to Lessing, society is changing at what speed?
(a) Incredibly slow.
(b) Quickly.
(c) Gradually.
(d) Daily.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Lessing believed people could grow if they only detached from ___________.

3. Lessing suggested accepting that which is suspected treason today and tomorrow's __________.

4. In an experiment referenced by Lessing, groups fought individuals about the length of _____________.

5. Why did a member of the striking mine workers go back to work during the strike?

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