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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, according to Lessing, is the biggest problem people in democratic societies face?
(a) Lack of money.
(b) Lack of food.
(c) Oppression.
(d) Conformity.

2. What percentage of the world has a strong tendency towards leadership, according to experts?
(a) 90%
(b) 25%.
(c) 10%
(d) 40%.

3. Lessing is concerned that too many people are __________ about group psychology.
(a) Excited..
(b) Squeamish.
(c) Lackadaisical.
(d) Doubtful.

4. Margaret Thatcher hoped the advertising agency would bring up what type of emotions in people?
(a) Anger.
(b) Hope.
(c) Sad.
(d) Easy.

5. What members of the public eye, according to Lessing, often repeat words and phrases to breed familiarity?
(a) Teachers and students.
(b) Pop stars.
(c) Political leaders.
(d) Critics and commentators.

6. What was Jean Rhys' occupation?
(a) Singer.
(b) Painter.
(c) Writer.
(d) Actor.

7. Concerning conformity, Lessing believed that __________had the most influence on an individual.
(a) Political parties.
(b) Friends.
(c) Parents.
(d) The self.

8. According to Lessing, governments become dangerous without ___________.
(a) Religion.
(b) Money.
(c) Popular support.
(d) Checks and balances.

9. During the Korean War, who confessed to crimes they did not commit?
(a) American citizens.
(b) Korean soldiers.
(c) American soldiers.
(d) Korean citizens.

10. In the United States, people confessed to ridiculous crimes during _____________.
(a) The witch hunts.
(b) The winter.
(c) The rule of Abe Lincoln.
(d) The elections.

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

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

13. Why is it important for a leader to know what those below him are doing?
(a) To maintain power.
(b) All of these.
(c) Their actions represent him.
(d) To protect citizens.

14. Who turned down Lessing's first book written under a pseudonym?
(a) Lessing's fans.
(b) None of these.
(c) Lessing's agent.
(d) Lessing's publisher.

15. After the prison experiment, what did the subjects feel?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Fear.
(c) Surprise.
(d) Disappointment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Lessing like schools or governments to teach?

2. In an experiment referenced by Lessing, groups fought individuals about the length of _____________.

3. People in democratic societies believe they are __________.

4. According to Lessing, what do humans require?

5. In Lessing's opinion, elitism is _____________.

(see the answer keys)

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