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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long before the Agricultural Revolution did Sapiens live as hunters and gatherers?
(a) 10,000 years.
(b) 2,000 years.
(c) Hundreds of thousands of years.
(d) Tens of thousands of years.

2. Harari states that throughout the text, he will use the term human to refer to whom?
(a) Members of the species Homo sapiens.
(b) Creatures with opposable thumbs.
(c) All extant members of the genus Homo.
(d) The ancestors of chimpanzees.

3. Harari states that "the most unique feature of Sapiens language" (24) is that it provides its speakers with what?
(a) The ability to use voice intonation.
(b) The ability to solve complex problems.
(c) The ability to communicate about danger.
(d) The ability to speak about fictions.

4. The Cognitive Revolution occurred how long ago?
(a) Between 1 million and 1.5 million years ago.
(b) Between 100,000 and 20,000 years ago.
(c) Between 70,000 and 30,000 years ago.
(d) Between 40,000 and 10,000 years ago.

5. To what novel is Harari alluding when he discusses the ability to "believe six impossible things before breakfast" (24)?
(a) Pippi Longstocking.
(b) The Picture of Dorian Gray.
(c) Alice in Wonderland.
(d) The Age of Innocence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sapiens populated East Africa how long ago?

2. Humans in what two areas evolved into Homo neanderthalensis?

3. Harari names Sapiens' first achievement after the dawn of the Cognitive Revolution as what?

4. Harari states that a typical forager 30,000 years ago had access to how many types of sweet foods?

5. What is NOT a feat mentioned by Harari as an action taken by Sapiens during their reign?

(see the answer key)

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