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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III - Homo Sapiens Loses Control: The Great Decoupling.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Watson being trained to do to help the medical field?
(a) Collect global health information.
(b) Remote controlled surgery.
(c) Diagnose diseases.
(d) Brain surgery.

2. What false message did Syrian hackers post on the Associated Press's Twitter account?
(a) The White House had been evacuated due to a terrorist threat.
(b) The White House had been attacked and President Obama was hurt.
(c) The White House had been bombed and was on fire.
(d) President Obama was missing after a bombing attempt.

3. What does Harari call "The greatest scientific discovery"?
(a) The discovery of germs.
(b) The discovery of cyborg technology.
(c) The discovery of ignorance.
(d) The discovery of new energy sources.

4. What does Harari call the nemesis of the modern economy?
(a) Ecological collapse.
(b) Socialist Humanism.
(c) Out-dated religious beliefs.
(d) Unemployment.

5. What pamphlet written by Karl Marx claims the modern world positively requires uncertainty and disturbance?
(a) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
(b) The Problem of Other Minds.
(c) The Communist Manifesto.
(d) Mein Kampf.

Short Answer Questions

1. A Mattersight algorithm uses what information to direct callers to the best customer service person for them?

2. In the modern age, scientific advancements made great strides due two what two factors?

3. What French philosopher believed only humans feel and crave?

4. What biometric information did Angelina Jolie use before having a double mastectomy?

5. What kept people in the Middle Ages from making advances in science?

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