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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. Which country was the first to recognize animals as sentient beings?
(a) Canada.
(b) Great Britian.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) Austrailia.

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

3. What was Clever Hans the horse able to do?
(a) Cheat at cards.
(b) Understand commands in German.
(c) Give the answer to math problems by tapping his hoof.
(d) Run the Kentucky Derby.

4. What has replaced deploying large armies in today's military?
(a) Misleading social media information.
(b) Drones and satellite photos.
(c) Cybersecurity and satellite jamming.
(d) Drones and cyber-worms.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do scientists deny the existence of God?

2. What does Harari believe upsets many people about the theory of evolution?

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

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

5. Why do scientists believe in the mind, or consciousness, but not the soul?

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