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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. Eating too little used to kill many people. What kills many people today?
(a) Not enough exercise.
(b) Lack of water.
(c) Not eating the right things.
(d) Eating too much.

2. What do traditional monotheists consider the unique spark that homo sapiens possess?
(a) The ability to communicate.
(b) Exceptional intelligence.
(c) Greater ability to reason.
(d) Eternal souls.

3. What does the author claim is more dangerous than gunpowder?
(a) Salt.
(b) Gluten.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Pizza.

4. What written document helped thousands of Jews escape Nazi persecution in France?
(a) A land grant.
(b) Proof of citizenship.
(c) A visa.
(d) A driver's license.

5. To what modern concept are the living-god pharaohs compared?
(a) Monotheism.
(b) Tax collecting.
(c) Personal brands.
(d) Agricultural conglomerates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What global health campaign wiped out smallpox?

2. Why does the theory of evolution reject the idea of a human soul?

3. Humans learned to ensure that animals could survive and reproduce but what did humans ignore?

4. What is the single greatest constant in history?

5. What was the first deadly disease Europeans brought to North America?

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