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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III - Homo Sapiens Loses Control: The Great Decoupling.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After World War I, what social movement did President Woodrow Wilson begin to support?
(a) Selective service.
(b) Women's sufferage.
(c) Anti-slavery.
(d) Civil rights.

2. What biometric information did Angelina Jolie use before having a double mastectomy?
(a) A blood screening panel.
(b) An fMRI.
(c) A full-body scan.
(d) Genetic testing.

3. What French philosopher believed only humans feel and crave?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Rene Descartes.
(c) Denis Diderot.
(d) Voltaire.

4. What famous computer beat two former Jeopardy champions?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Sherlock.
(c) Watson.
(d) Eliot.

5. What artificial intelligence success did the computer called Deep Blue achieve?
(a) It learned to play chess with only verbal instructions.
(b) It beat the world chess champion.
(c) It changed the rules of chess.
(d) It had the highest score in the world on Pac-Man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pamphlet written by Karl Marx claims the modern world positively requires uncertainty and disturbance?

2. Who developed the theory of evolution?

3. What revolutionary strategy did Oakland Athletics manager Billy Beane use to select the best baseball players?

4. Harari claims that "life has no script, no playwright, no director, no producer, and ____________."

5. What kept people in the Middle Ages from making advances in science?

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