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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. In the modern age, scientific advancements made great strides due two what two factors?
(a) Better education and bankers.
(b) Greater social power and individual freedom.
(c) The death of religion and economic growth.
(d) Trust in the future and credit.

2. What did philosophers and prophets believe would happen if people stopped believing in a great cosmic plan?
(a) Law and order would vanish.
(b) Religions would cease to exist.
(c) God would die.
(d) Everyone would go to hell.

3. Harari says that for modern people death is what?
(a) A metaphysical phenomenon.
(b) The logical end of life.
(c) A technical problem.
(d) The unconquerable problem.

4. What is the new species that will develop when Homo Sapiens is extinct?
(a) Homo Erectus.
(b) Superhumans.
(c) Homogeneous.
(d) Homo Deus.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To raise global happiness, what has to be done?

3. When people follow an algorithmic social structure, how do individuals function in the algorithm?

4. Because inventions have many applications, what two disciplines work together to create a balance?

5. Who was the person that saved thousands of Jews during World War II by providing visas even after he was told not to?

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