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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. Lessing considered the time period of World War II to be ___________.
(a) Insane.
(b) Progressive.
(c) Delightful.
(d) Enlightening.

2. At a popular university, a researcher had the ability to control a subject by __________.
(a) Limiting exercise.
(b) Food rationing.
(c) Brainwashing.
(d) Playing music.

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

4. What was Margaret Thatcher's title?
(a) First Lady of Russia.
(b) British Prime Minister.
(c) Princess of Arabia.
(d) President of the United States.

5. How many books did Lessing write under a pseudonym?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Milgram experiment, what did most of the subjects do?

2. Concerning conformity, Lessing believed that __________had the most influence on an individual.

3. Experiments in mental hospitals have shown sane people mistaken for _______________.

4. What did Lessing propose that our government should do?

5. What did many of the victims do during the Milgram experiment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do most people believe they are not susceptible to brainwashing?

2. During the Korean War, why were American soldiers confessing to crimes they had nothing to do with?

3. What type of ideas can be put into a subject's mind during the brainwashing process?

4. What type of wars did Lessing live through?

5. Why would Margaret Thatcher use an advertising agency as a method to get elected?

6. Why do people fall victim to "inner censorship"?

7. Why would a government or sect of any sort want to control its subjects through brainwashing?

8. Who is Jean Rhys? Why did all of her work become popular?

9. What is the value of brainwashing to a government?

10. What is the price an individual might pay if he resists the group mentality?

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