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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Laboratories of Social Change.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advertising firm did Margaret Thatcher hire, prior to taking a public position?
(a) Greentree.
(b) Goldberg and Lessing.
(c) Shafer, Wilson and Paltrow.
(d) Saatchi & Saatchi.

2. What made Jean Rhys popular?
(a) Charity work.
(b) A stint in office.
(c) A successful book.
(d) A public affair.

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

4. How does Lessing describe today's society?
(a) Ignorant.
(b) Repressed.
(c) Progressive.
(d) All of these.

5. What did Lessing propose that our government should do?
(a) Aid foreign countries.
(b) Secretly evaluate its workers.
(c) Pay attention to technology.
(d) Give money to the poor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During Lessing's time in Rhodesia, how many people were in the political party she briefly joined?

3. What does the majority typically embrace long after their inception, according to Lessing?

4. According to Lessing, what word gets people excited to fight?

5. What was Rhodesia ruled by?

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