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

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

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

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

5. What global health campaign wiped out smallpox?
(a) Aspirin.
(b) Vaccinations.
(c) Antibiotics.
(d) Better hygiene.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harari states that what is written on a form is far more important than what?

2. How much of our bodily activities are accomplished without conscious feelings?

3. According to Harari, what made it possible for Egyptians to build the great pyramids?

4. Why is the theory of relativity accepted but the theory of evolution is rejected?

5. The invention of writing enabled humans to organize societies in what manner?

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