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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) Harry Harlow.
(c) Sigmund Freud.
(d) Albert Einstein.

2. What artificial intelligence success did the computer called Deep Blue achieve?
(a) It beat the world chess champion.
(b) It had the highest score in the world on Pac-Man.
(c) It learned to play chess with only verbal instructions.
(d) It changed the rules of chess.

3. What artificial organ was successfully tested by Yale University in 2014?
(a) Pancreas.
(b) Liver.
(c) Kidney.
(d) Heart.

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

5. What economic and political system adheres to the principles of a free market?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Authoritarianism.
(d) Socialism.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the danger humans face as intelligence and consciousness are uncoupled?

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

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

5. Why does money have value?

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