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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lessing believed people could grow if they only detached from ___________.
(a) The idea of love.
(b) Their family.
(c) Mass emotion.
(d) Lessons from the past.

2. How long did the regime in Rhodesia last?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 90 years.

3. Lessing would like society to be ___________.
(a) Kinder.
(b) Brutal.
(c) Scientifically advanced.
(d) Wealthy.

4. What was the result of the miner's strike?
(a) Book burning.
(b) Positive publicity.
(c) Mine explosions.
(d) Rioting.

5. In what countries did Lessing see bloody revolutions?
(a) Russia and China.
(b) England and France.
(c) Germany and Spain.
(d) The United States and Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years have governments and priesthoods used brainwashing techniques?

2. What does Lessing believe that humans know?

3. What was Lessing's concern regarding the application of science on human behavior?

4. What was the label put on anyone in Rhodesia who disagreed with the ruling class?

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

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