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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 Human Spark .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What British mathematician developed the Turing Test?
(a) Charles Darwin.
(b) Clever Hans.
(c) Alan Turing.
(d) John Mills.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the theory of evolution reject the idea of a human soul?

2. What plague wiped out one-quarter of the population of Eurasia in the 1330s?

3. Harari compares the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden to what revolution?

4. What historical epoch do we live in today?

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

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