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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. Scientists believe emotions are actually ______.
(a) Subjective attitudes.
(b) Religious manifestations.
(c) Mystical phenomenon.
(d) Biochemical algorithms.

2. What was the first deadly disease Europeans brought to North America?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Syphilis.
(c) Measles.
(d) Black Death.

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

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

5. Instead of fearing asteroids, climate change, or volcanoes, what should we fear, according to the author?
(a) Domesticated animals.
(b) Birds.
(c) Science.
(d) Ourselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Agricultural Revolution humans silenced animals and plants. During the Scientific Revolution humans silenced what or whom?

2. What does Harari consider the best reason to learn history?

3. The Declaration of Independence declares there are three unalienable rights: life, liberty, and ______?

4. Harari claims that humans are going to replace the principles of natural selection with what other principles?

5. What is the single greatest constant in history?

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