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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. What British explorer first landed on the island of Hawaii?
(a) Captain James Cook.
(b) Christopher Columbus.
(c) Francisco de Eguia.
(d) Galileo Galilei.

2. When did the idea of having green lawns around dwellings begin?
(a) In ancient Greece.
(b) In the early 20th century.
(c) In the Middle Ages.
(d) With the invention of tennis.

3. Chekhov said if there was a gun in Act One, what would happen in Act Three?
(a) Someone would use it.
(b) It would end the play.
(c) Someone would steal it.
(d) The main character would die.

4. What common algorithm is used in cooking?
(a) The sequence of ingredients.
(b) Measuring.
(c) A recipe.
(d) The temperature.

5. What is the Problem of Other Minds?
(a) The philosophical belief that no one has a mind if it cannot be proved.
(b) The inability of science to prove human beings can think original thoughts.
(c) Part of Darwin's theory concerned with the thought processes of chimpanzees.
(d) In philosophy, justifying the common sense belief that other people besides yourself have minds capable of thinking or feeling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Scientists believe emotions are actually ______.

2. One core emotion shared by all mammals is ___________.

3. In some civilizations, an extension of exploiting animals was followed by treating certain classes of people in what way?

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

5. What are the three uncontrollable forces of nature Harari believes man has conquered?

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