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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 9-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The mammoths of Wrangel disappeared about how long ago?
(a) 4 million years.
(b) 400,000 years.
(c) 4,000 years.
(d) 40,000 years.

2. Biologists classify organisms into what?
(a) Types.
(b) Phyla.
(c) Species.
(d) Families.

3. The Code of Hammurabi stated that if one man were to break another man's bone, his punishment would be what?
(a) To have his eye cast out.
(b) To have his hand cut off.
(c) To act as the victim's servant for three days.
(d) To have his own bone broken.

4. The first mega-empires appeared in what part of the world?
(a) South America.
(b) Australia.
(c) The Middle East.
(d) Africa.

5. The Hammurabi code divides people into two genders and three classes. What is NOT one of the three classes mentioned in the Hammurabi Code?
(a) Commoners.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Gods.
(d) Superior people.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For how long before the Agricultural Revolution did Sapiens live as hunters and gatherers?

3. If 100 commodities are traded in the market, how many different exchange rates do buyers and sellers have to know?

4. Harari uses a discussion of the coin termed "the millares" (173) to illustrate what principle?

5. Which name of a god is NOT listed among the leading deities of the Mesopotamian pantheon?

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