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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I - Homo Sapiens Conquers the World: The Anthropocene.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harari compares the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden to what revolution?
(a) The Industrial Revolution.
(b) The Information Age.
(c) The Agricultural Revolution.
(d) The American Revolution.

2. In most Semitic languages, what does "Eve" mean?
(a) Snake.
(b) Helper.
(c) Mother.
(d) Woman.

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

4. Why did the U.S. ban creating three parent babies?
(a) Religious beliefs.
(b) Ethical concerns.
(c) Economic impact.
(d) Social implications.

5. Harari claims that humans are going to replace the principles of natural selection with what other principles?
(a) Survival of the Fittest.
(b) Artificial Design.
(c) Theism.
(d) Animism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harari say humans must overcome to be like gods?

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

3. What hunter-gatherer society still embraces the principles of animism?

4. What is the single greatest constant in history?

5. Animists believe ______.

(see the answer key)

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