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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lessing referenced a ten-year war of independence that took place in ___________.
(a) Guam.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) Chile.

2. Lessing believed it common for people to embrace ________.
(a) Intelligent ideas.
(b) Progressive ideals.
(c) Ridiculous beliefs.
(d) New leaders.

3. What was the race of the boy the bull killed?
(a) Asian.
(b) Hispanic.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

4. Lessing believed history was a great __________.
(a) Confusion.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Myth.
(d) Disaster.

5. Experiments in prisons show that ordinary people _________________.
(a) Tell on the inmates.
(b) Adopt prison behaviors.
(c) Try to escape.
(d) Adjust well to incarceration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What minority did Lessing believe needed to be strengthened in order to help the future?

2. Who wrote the Arthasastra?

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

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

5. Why is it important for a leader to know what those below him are doing?

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