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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. According to Harari, what is the only place where free will exists?
(a) Within a liberal government.
(b) In the theory of evolution.
(c) In our imaginary stories.
(d) In religious beliefs.

2. Humanism is divided into which three branches?
(a) Liberal, Socialist, Economic.
(b) Liberal, Socialist, Evolutionary.
(c) Economic, Scientific, Liberal.
(d) Socialist, Economic, Scientific.

3. What could be considered a new kind of myth?
(a) Humanist theories.
(b) Fundamentalist stories.
(c) Chinese proverbs.
(d) Scientific theories.

4. In medieval Europe, if people wanted the answer to an important question, they would do which of the following?
(a) Read scriptures and use logic.
(b) Read scriptures and pray.
(c) Think about their experiences and read scriptures.
(d) Ask their priest.

5. What artificial intelligence success did the computer called Deep Blue achieve?
(a) It had the highest score in the world on Pac-Man.
(b) It learned to play chess with only verbal instructions.
(c) It beat the world chess champion.
(d) It changed the rules of chess.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the U.S. ban creating three parent babies?

2. When did the idea of having green lawns around dwellings begin?

3. The expression, "The customer is always right" is an example of humanist _____________.

4. Science undermines liberalism and what other humanist belief?

5. Why were animal rights activists concerned about the robo-rat experiments?

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