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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. One core emotion shared by all mammals is ___________.
(a) The instinct to run from danger.
(b) The mother-infant bond.
(c) The survival of the fittest.
(d) Self preservation.

2. In the future, some myths and religions will be mightier than ever due to what?
(a) Dreams of immortality.
(b) The rise of science.
(c) The decline of the theory of evolution.
(d) The rise of Darwinsim.

3. Why is research about the healthy mind questionable?
(a) The sample groups were too small.
(b) There were too many non-American subjects.
(c) The experiments were faulty.
(d) Most of the subjects came from a group called WEIRD.

4. What biometric information did Angelina Jolie use before having a double mastectomy?
(a) A blood screening panel.
(b) An fMRI.
(c) A full-body scan.
(d) Genetic testing.

5. What does Harari call the nemesis of the modern economy?
(a) Out-dated religious beliefs.
(b) Unemployment.
(c) Socialist Humanism.
(d) Ecological collapse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What British mathematician developed the Turing Test?

2. What could be considered a new kind of myth?

3. What is the definition of humanism in Harari's book?

4. Religion is a deal, whereas spirituality is ___________.

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

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