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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. As a whole, Lessing considered writers to be ______________.
(a) A plague.
(b) A bad influence.
(c) A wasted profession.
(d) An organism.

2. What was Lessing's concern regarding the application of science on human behavior?
(a) It was outdated.
(b) The data was biased.
(c) The data was faked.
(d) It was not being applied.

3. What did the farmer do to punish the bull for its kill?
(a) Sold it.
(b) Bred it.
(c) Whipped it.
(d) Killed it.

4. Lessing was shocked to learn that her friend, a born again Christian, rejected ______________.
(a) Her country.
(b) Creature comforts.
(c) Sobriety.
(d) Her family.

5. For how many years have governments and priesthoods used brainwashing techniques?
(a) Decades.
(b) Thousands.
(c) Never.
(d) Hundreds.

Short Answer Questions

1. The political group Lessing joined in Rhodesia held what hope for the world under their rule?

2. At a popular university, a researcher had the ability to control a subject by __________.

3. What did Lessing see as a positive, in terms of brainwashing?

4. Lessing believed history was a great __________.

5. What advertising firm did Margaret Thatcher hire, prior to taking a public position?

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