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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II - Homo Sapiens Gives Meaning To The World: The Storytellers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Writing and money made it possible to _______________.
(a) Count the number of people.
(b) Start businesses.
(c) Start collecting taxes.
(d) Sell land.

2. In what religious philosophy do humans replace gods?
(a) Humanist.
(b) Scientific.
(c) Liberalist.
(d) Agricultural.

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

4. According to Harari, what made it possible for Egyptians to build the great pyramids?
(a) The system of slaves and masters.
(b) Extraterrestrial beings.
(c) Superb organizational skills.
(d) Taxes collected from the people.

5. One core emotion shared by all mammals is ___________.
(a) The mother-infant bond.
(b) Self preservation.
(c) The instinct to run from danger.
(d) The survival of the fittest.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What Romanian dictator was stunned by someone who booed him during his speech?

3. What does Harari say humans must overcome to be like gods?

4. To test whether or not an entity is real, what does Harari claim needs to be done?

5. What was the first deadly disease Europeans brought to North America?

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