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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. With brainwashing techniques, soldiers can be made to feel ________ about killing.
(a) Guilt.
(b) Desensitized.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Horror.

2. Lessing said that too many young people see democracy as _____________.
(a) Expensive.
(b) An old idea.
(c) A sham.
(d) A pipe dream.

3. During a riot in Brussels, what shocking act did humans perform on corpses?
(a) Grave robbing.
(b) Graffiti.
(c) Disrespect.
(d) Urination.

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

5. What happened to the miner who returned to work during the miner's strike?
(a) His friends beat him.
(b) He was a national hero.
(c) His boss killed him.
(d) He fell through a shaft.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lessing believed that a belief pattern of "you-are-damned, I-am-saved" in society is ________.

2. How does Lessing describe today's society?

3. What does the group mind often discourage, according to Lessing?

4. What surprised Lessing regarding human behavior over time?

5. What does Lessing hope will one day change human behavior?

(see the answer key)

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