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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What minority did Lessing believe needed to be strengthened in order to help the future?
(a) Women.
(b) The individual.
(c) Hispanics.
(d) Blacks.

2. Lessing referred to the sciences regarding human behavior as what type of science?
(a) "Soft..
(b) "Solid."
(c) "Predictable."
(d) "Arbitrary."

3. People in democratic societies believe they are __________.
(a) Important.
(b) Rich.
(c) Helpful.
(d) Free.

4. What did Margaret Thatcher hire an advertising company to manage?
(a) Her election.
(b) The fashion industry.
(c) The meat industry.
(d) Her husband's career.

5. What did Lessing believe about those living in democratic societies?
(a) They are individuals.
(b) They have too much money.
(c) They are selfish.
(d) They are not truly free.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did onlookers believe about the opposing sides from the miner's strike?

2. What was Lessing's attitude toward bigotry?

3. Which sciences did Lessing feel gave the best data regarding human behavior?

4. Where did the miner's strike referenced by Lessing take place?

5. Who turned down Lessing's first book written under a pseudonym?

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