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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did many of the victims do during the Milgram experiment?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Sue.
(c) Scream.
(d) Cry.

2. Why did society accept work from Jean Rhys that had previously been rejected?
(a) To create scandal.
(b) To rebel.
(c) They decided she was acceptable.
(d) They were paid off.

3. Lessing believed that groups cause people to __________.
(a) Learn.
(b) Conform.
(c) Help others.
(d) Study the past.

4. What type of reviews were given to the books Lessing wrote under a pseudonym?
(a) No reviews.
(b) Patronizing.
(c) Raving.
(d) Negative.

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

6. Lessing believed that anyone studying sects was susceptible to ______________.
(a) Accusing innocent people.
(b) Not taking the study seriously.
(c) Believing their doctrine.
(d) Going crazy.

7. Lessing is convinced that too many people are ____________.
(a) Somewhat Misunderstood.
(b) Completely transparent.
(c) Totally untrustworthy.
(d) Blindly loyal.

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

9. Lessing believed that any sane person is susceptible to __________.
(a) Consumerism.
(b) Love.
(c) Brainwashing.
(d) Ardent patriotism.

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

11. When unprompted confessions took place during the war, what did governments begin to study?
(a) Brainwashing.
(b) Leaders.
(c) Food quality.
(d) Mental capacity.

12. What pseudonym did Lessing write under?
(a) Jane Somers.
(b) Jane Doe.
(c) Jessica Walsh.
(d) April Smalley.

13. What surprised people who took part in the Milgram experiment?
(a) Their need to escape.
(b) Their interest in psychology.
(c) Their need for family support.
(d) Their response to authority.

14. What advertising firm did Margaret Thatcher hire, prior to taking a public position?
(a) Greentree.
(b) Saatchi & Saatchi.
(c) Shafer, Wilson and Paltrow.
(d) Goldberg and Lessing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lessing thought _____________ would be angry over her experiment with a pseudonym.

2. Regarding the actions of their underlings, Lessing believed that leaders often knew _____________.

3. What, according to Lessing, is the biggest problem people in democratic societies face?

4. According to Lessing, governments become dangerous without ___________.

5. Why is it important for a leader to know what those below him are doing?

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