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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Switching Off to See Dallas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the political group Lessing belonged to in Rhodesia fall apart?
(a) After the war.
(b) When she betrayed it.
(c) In the 1980's.
(d) During the war.

2. What does every country perpetuate to some extent, according to Lessing?
(a) Brainwashing.
(b) False modesty.
(c) Nostalgia.
(d) Celebration.

3. Lessing referred to the sciences regarding human behavior as what type of science?
(a) "Arbitrary."
(b) "Predictable."
(c) "Solid."
(d) "Soft..

4. Why did a member of the striking mine workers go back to work during the strike?
(a) Lack of faith in the strike leader.
(b) To defy his country.
(c) He agreed with the union terms.
(d) To get public attention.

5. What attitude did Lessing strive for, when it came to tragedy?
(a) Pity.
(b) Rage.
(c) Dispassion.
(d) Wild emotion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the origin of the farmer who owned the bull?

2. What type of exposure leads the public to feel less for terrible disasters?

3. Lessing would like society to be ___________.

4. During the Korean War, who confessed to crimes they did not commit?

5. Why do most people ignore the existence of brainwashing techniques?

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