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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. According to Lessing, what do humans require?
(a) Free thinking.
(b) Lots of money.
(c) Companionship.
(d) Faith.
2. Regarding the actions of their underlings, Lessing believed that leaders often knew _____________.
(a) Only negative actions.
(b) Everything.
(c) Little of what is happening.
(d) Only positive actions.
3. 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) Critics and commentators.
(d) Political leaders.
4. During experiments, individuals have been shown to __________.
(a) Cry out for companionship.
(b) Think individually.
(c) Panic.
(d) Give into the group.
5. Why do most people ignore the existence of brainwashing techniques?
(a) It is too expensive for most people.
(b) It is too hard to learn.
(c) They are irritated by the idea.
(d) They do not like the idea.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did society accept work from Jean Rhys that had previously been rejected?
2. What was Margaret Thatcher's title?
3. What type of exposure leads the public to feel less for terrible disasters?
4. Experiments in mental hospitals have shown sane people mistaken for _______________.
5. In the United States, people confessed to ridiculous crimes during _____________.
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Lessing, why is elitism considered unfashionable?
2. Why do people often conform to groups?
3. Why do most people not want to hear about brainwashing?
4. What is the value of brainwashing to a government?
5. What type of wars did Lessing live through?
6. Are all aspects of brainwashing intentional?
7. Who is Jean Rhys? Why did all of her work become popular?
8. Why do most people believe they are not susceptible to brainwashing?
9. What was the literary community's reaction to Lessing's pseudonym experiment?
10. What was the Milgram experiment?
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