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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. Harari claims that humans are going to replace the principles of natural selection with what other principles?
(a) Theism.
(b) Animism.
(c) Survival of the Fittest.
(d) Artificial Design.

2. What makes the fate of domesticated animals particularly harsh?
(a) The way they live.
(b) They do not have shelter.
(c) They can be killed by wild animals.
(d) The way they die.

3. As a result of the Agricultural Revolution, humans insured the survival and reproduction of domesticated animals while ignoring what?
(a) The natural habitat of animals.
(b) The subjective needs of animals.
(c) Population control.
(d) The means of distribution.

4. Why does Harari say American lives are valued more than the lives of the average Afghan?
(a) America is larger than Afghanistan.
(b) Americans make more money than Afghans.
(c) More money is invested in the education, health and safety of Americans.
(d) Afghanistan is not as developed as America.

5. Scientists claim biblical Judaism was not a scripture-based religion, it was a(n) __________.
(a) Rabbinical tradition.
(b) Iron Age cult.
(c) A rival of religious elites.
(d) Series of elaborate rituals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Religions have a tendency to turn factual statements into what?

2. What did philosophers and prophets believe would happen if people stopped believing in a great cosmic plan?

3. What is the cause of most misunderstandings regarding science and religion?

4. Written documents are considered so important they can _____________.

5. Sapiens live in a ___________-layered reality.

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