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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) Economic growth.
(b) Immortality.
(c) Power.
(d) Wealth.

2. What do traditional monotheists consider the unique spark that homo sapiens possess?
(a) The ability to communicate.
(b) Greater ability to reason.
(c) Exceptional intelligence.
(d) Eternal souls.

3. Harari referred to algorithms as __________.
(a) An overrated concept.
(b) The single most important concept in our world.
(c) The doorway to cyborg engineering.
(d) The new revolution in thinking.

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

5. Who developed the theory of evolution?
(a) Harry Harlow.
(b) Sigmund Freud.
(c) Albert Einstein.
(d) Charles Darwin.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Harai, where is the most interesting place in the world from a religious standpoint?

2. What experiment do scientists conduct in robo-rat laboratories?

3. In what religious philosophy do humans replace gods?

4. Why is revamping the human mind dangerous?

5. What did scientists discover when they opened the proverbial Sapiens black box?

(see the answer key)

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