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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. Why does money have value?
(a) It is the only way to buy things.
(b) It represents our wealth.
(c) It is an exchange of goods.
(d) Because people believe it has value.

2. According to Harari, what two things are being decoupled?
(a) Free will and consciousness.
(b) Free will and determinism.
(c) Intelligence and value.
(d) Intelligence and consciousness.

3. Under the Modern Covenant, humans give up meaning for what?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Power.
(c) Immortality.
(d) Economic growth.

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

5. What famous computer beat two former Jeopardy champions?
(a) Watson.
(b) Sherlock.
(c) Eliot.
(d) Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harari claims that "life has no script, no playwright, no director, no producer, and ____________."

2. What two types of abilities to humans have?

3. Which country was the first to recognize animals as sentient beings?

4. What revolutionary strategy did Oakland Athletics manager Billy Beane use to select the best baseball players?

5. What artificial organ was successfully tested by Yale University in 2014?

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