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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II - Homo Sapiens Gives Meaning To The World: The Odd Couple.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much of our bodily activities are accomplished without conscious feelings?
(a) 99%.
(b) 36%.
(c) 89%.
(d) 75%.

2. Instead of fearing asteroids, climate change, or volcanoes, what should we fear, according to the author?
(a) Birds.
(b) Ourselves.
(c) Science.
(d) Domesticated animals.

3. In what religious philosophy do humans replace gods?
(a) Scientific.
(b) Liberalist.
(c) Humanist.
(d) Agricultural.

4. Why do scientists deny the existence of God?
(a) The idea of God is old-fashioned.
(b) Science has better answers to difficult questions.
(c) They are not religious.
(d) There is no empirical data to prove His existence.

5. What Romanian dictator was stunned by someone who booed him during his speech?
(a) Tzar Nicholas.
(b) Rene Descartes.
(c) Ion Iliescu.
(d) Nicolae Ceausescu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harari compares the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden to what revolution?

2. What does Harari say serves as the foundations and pillars of human societies?

3. Why is the theory of relativity accepted but the theory of evolution is rejected?

4. What are the three uncontrollable forces of nature Harari believes man has conquered?

5. What is the definition of humanism in Harari's book?

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