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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. When did the idea of having green lawns around dwellings begin?
(a) In the early 20th century.
(b) With the invention of tennis.
(c) In the Middle Ages.
(d) In ancient Greece.

2. To raise global happiness, what has to be done?
(a) Increase global GDP.
(b) Manipulation of the human biochemistry.
(c) Follow the teachings of Buddha.
(d) Increase distribution of Ritalin.

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

4. Why does the theory of evolution reject the idea of a human soul?
(a) Evolution is strictly physical.
(b) The soul is invisible.
(c) The soul is a myth.
(d) The soul has no parts.

5. What technology company is developing life-extending projects?
(a) Microsoft.
(b) PayPal.
(c) Google.
(d) Samsung.

Short Answer Questions

1. When people follow an algorithmic social structure, how do individuals function in the algorithm?

2. What does the book's title, Homo Deus, mean?

3. What is the Problem of Other Minds?

4. Humans learned to ensure that animals could survive and reproduce but what did humans ignore?

5. What global health campaign wiped out smallpox?

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