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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 Storytellers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author claim is more dangerous than gunpowder?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Gluten.
(d) Salt.

2. What percentage of Americans believe God created humans in their current form?
(a) 12%.
(b) 46%.
(c) 15%.
(d) 35%.

3. What French philosopher believed only humans feel and crave?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Voltaire.
(c) Denis Diderot.
(d) Rene Descartes.

4. When people follow an algorithmic social structure, how do individuals function in the algorithm?
(a) Each person passes on knowledge to others.
(b) Each person is a small step in the algorithm.
(c) Individuals are only useful as part of the whole.
(d) Each person is part of a team.

5. Writing and money made it possible to _______________.
(a) Sell land.
(b) Start businesses.
(c) Start collecting taxes.
(d) Count the number of people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the three uncontrollable forces of nature Harari believes man has conquered?

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

3. What hunter-gatherer society still embraces the principles of animism?

4. What historical epoch do we live in today?

5. Harari referred to algorithms as __________.

(see the answer key)

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