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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. Who developed the theory of evolution?
(a) Charles Darwin.
(b) Sigmund Freud.
(c) Albert Einstein.
(d) Harry Harlow.

2. Why do scientists believe in the mind, or consciousness, but not the soul?
(a) The mind is a reality we can see.
(b) The soul has no visible flow.
(c) If you have a mind, you can think.
(d) The mind is part of the brain.

3. What revolutionary strategy did Oakland Athletics manager Billy Beane use to select the best baseball players?
(a) He hacked the competition's database.
(b) He developed the system of player statistics.
(c) He used a computer algorithm developed by economists.
(d) He posted information on Twitter.

4. In the modern age, scientific advancements made great strides due two what two factors?
(a) Better education and bankers.
(b) Trust in the future and credit.
(c) Greater social power and individual freedom.
(d) The death of religion and economic growth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harari call the nemesis of the modern economy?

2. What Romanian dictator was stunned by someone who booed him during his speech?

3. Harari states that economic growth could be considered a religion because it provides solutions to which of life's dilemmas?

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

5. How are modern teenagers acquiring an understanding of capitalism?

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