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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. How much of our bodily activities are accomplished without conscious feelings?
(a) 75%.
(b) 89%.
(c) 36%.
(d) 99%.

2. Why does money have value?
(a) Because people believe it has value.
(b) It represents our wealth.
(c) It is an exchange of goods.
(d) It is the only way to buy things.

3. What does Harari say humans must overcome to be like gods?
(a) Malnutrition.
(b) Death.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Epidemics.

4. What are the three uncontrollable forces of nature Harari believes man has conquered?
(a) Famine, plague, war.
(b) War, plague, obesity.
(c) Plague, war, injustice.
(d) Famine, weather, war.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What British mathematician developed the Turing Test?

4. When did the idea of having green lawns around dwellings begin?

5. What French philosopher believed only humans feel and crave?

(see the answer key)

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