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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Group Minds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lessing, what is a recipe for social disorder?
(a) Subgroups with differing opinions.
(b) A lack of money in society.
(c) Leaders with control issues.
(d) Individuals with big ideas.

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

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

4. Lessing believed the human race to be in _________.
(a) "An inspirational transformation."
(b) "An expected state."
(c) "Purgatory."
(d) "A terrible mess."

5. What type of reviews were given to the books Lessing wrote under a pseudonym?
(a) Negative.
(b) No reviews.
(c) Patronizing.
(d) Raving.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lessing would like society to be ___________.

2. What attitude did Lessing strive for, when it came to tragedy?

3. What surprised Lessing regarding human behavior over time?

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

5. What did people think of the farmer's decision to punish the bull?

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