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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Peas and lentils had been domesticated by what year in history?
(a) 8,000 BC.
(b) 5,000 BC.
(c) 3,000 BC.
(d) 4,000 BC.

2. To what object does the author refer when writing that the object represents a person trying to announce their presence to the world?
(a) An obelisk.
(b) A human handprint.
(c) A piece of pottery.
(d) A human footprint.

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

4. To whom does Harari allude when discussing "an objective phenomenon" (116)?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Marie Curie.
(c) Mollie Burkhart.
(d) Louis Pasteur.

5. What does Harari describe as "insignificant animals with no more impact on their environment"?
(a) Troglodytes.
(b) Prehistoric humans.
(c) Woolly Mammoths.
(d) Homo sapiens.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what event is Harari referring when he names Chapter 5 History's Biggest Fraud?

2. Species that have evolved from a common ancestor are grouped together under what heading?

3. Sapiens populated East Africa how long ago?

4. Harari uses the example of a child's imaginary friend to demonstrate the qualities of what term?

5. Harari asserts that most of the foragers left by the first century AD had NOT been living where?

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