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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 makes the fate of domesticated animals particularly harsh?
(a) The way they live.
(b) They do not have shelter.
(c) The way they die.
(d) They can be killed by wild animals.

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

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

4. What Romanian dictator was stunned by someone who booed him during his speech?
(a) Ion Iliescu.
(b) Tzar Nicholas.
(c) Rene Descartes.
(d) Nicolae Ceausescu.

5. As a result of the Agricultural Revolution, humans insured the survival and reproduction of domesticated animals while ignoring what?
(a) The natural habitat of animals.
(b) Population control.
(c) The subjective needs of animals.
(d) The means of distribution.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was Clever Hans the horse able to do?

4. Why does Harari say American lives are valued more than the lives of the average Afghan?

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

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