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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. Lessing believed that a belief pattern of "you-are-damned, I-am-saved" in society is ________.
(a) Insane.
(b) Typical.
(c) Often temporary.
(d) All of these.

2. In what countries did Lessing see bloody revolutions?
(a) England and France.
(b) Russia and China.
(c) The United States and Canada.
(d) Germany and Spain.

3. Where did Lessing grow up?
(a) Boston.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) Perth.
(d) Southern Rhodesia.

4. During Lessing's time in Rhodesia, how many people were in the political party she briefly joined?
(a) 200.
(b) 40.
(c) 5.
(d) 300.

5. People in democratic societies believe they are __________.
(a) Helpful.
(b) Rich.
(c) Free.
(d) Important.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the prison experiment, what did the subjects feel?

2. Who wrote the Arthasastra?

3. According to Lessing, what word gets people excited to fight?

4. What did Margaret Thatcher hire an advertising company to manage?

5. According to Lessing, what is communism's equal?

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