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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. To what modern concept are the living-god pharaohs compared?
(a) Personal brands.
(b) Tax collecting.
(c) Agricultural conglomerates.
(d) Monotheism.

2. In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh was considered what type of ruler?
(a) A king.
(b) An actual god.
(c) A national treasure.
(d) A representative of god.

3. What does Harari consider the best reason to learn history?
(a) To avoid the mistakes of the past and think of the future.
(b) To free yourself of the past and imagine alternative destinies.
(c) To compare how far humans have come in their development.
(d) To understand how traditions started.

4. Instead of fearing asteroids, climate change, or volcanoes, what should we fear, according to the author?
(a) Birds.
(b) Domesticated animals.
(c) Science.
(d) Ourselves.

5. What British mathematician developed the Turing Test?
(a) Charles Darwin.
(b) John Mills.
(c) Clever Hans.
(d) Alan Turing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the three uncontrollable forces of nature Harari believes man has conquered?

2. What technology company is developing life-extending projects?

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

4. To what does modern science compare the human brain?

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

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