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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II - Homo Sapiens Gives Meaning to the World: The Humanist Revolution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The scientific formula led to breakthroughs in disciplines such as astronomy, physics, and medicine, but it could not deal with what issues?
(a) Social trends.
(b) Religious observance.
(c) Free will.
(d) Questions of value and meaning.

2. What hunter-gatherer society still embraces the principles of animism?
(a) The Navajo.
(b) The Nayaka.
(c) East Africans.
(d) The Incans.

3. To what modern concept are the living-god pharaohs compared?
(a) Agricultural conglomerates.
(b) Personal brands.
(c) Monotheism.
(d) Tax collecting.

4. What is the cause of most misunderstandings regarding science and religion?
(a) Poor knowledge of science.
(b) Faith in the supernatural.
(c) Faulty definitions of religion.
(d) Out-dated scientific knowledge.

5. What did philosophers and prophets believe would happen if people stopped believing in a great cosmic plan?
(a) Religions would cease to exist.
(b) God would die.
(c) Everyone would go to hell.
(d) Law and order would vanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Scientists believe emotions are actually ______.

2. What percentage of Americans believe God created humans in their current form?

3. Scientists claim biblical Judaism was not a scripture-based religion, it was a(n) __________.

4. According to Harari, what causes many of Africa's present-day problems?

5. Harari claims that humans are going to replace the principles of natural selection with what other principles?

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