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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III - Homo Sapiens Loses Control: The Ocean of Consciousness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under the Modern Covenant, humans give up meaning for what?
(a) Immortality.
(b) Power.
(c) Economic growth.
(d) Wealth.

2. If humans focus their efforts only on glorifying deity, what might they neglect?
(a) Scientific advances.
(b) Establishing bureaucracies.
(c) Bettering the lives of other people.
(d) The development of a united society.

3. Chekhov said if there was a gun in Act One, what would happen in Act Three?
(a) Someone would use it.
(b) Someone would steal it.
(c) The main character would die.
(d) It would end the play.

4. What did scientists discover when they opened the proverbial Sapiens black box?
(a) There is no soul, no free will, and no self.
(b) Evolution influences experiences.
(c) Human experiences are random.
(d) Liberalism is a myth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Humanism is divided into which three branches?

2. In medieval Europe, if people wanted the answer to an important question, they would do which of the following?

3. According to Harari, what two things are being decoupled?

4. What two selves does Harari claim humans have?

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

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