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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 Odd Couple.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The invention of writing enabled humans to organize societies in what manner?
(a) As a bureaucratic society.
(b) In an algorithmic fashion.
(c) Under commandments given by God.
(d) In a hierarchical framework.

3. Sapiens live in a ___________-layered reality.
(a) Triple.
(b) Subjective.
(c) Double.
(d) Three-dimensional.

4. Scientists claim biblical Judaism was not a scripture-based religion, it was a(n) __________.
(a) Rabbinical tradition.
(b) A rival of religious elites.
(c) Iron Age cult.
(d) Series of elaborate rituals.

5. Why do scientists deny the existence of God?
(a) There is no empirical data to prove His existence.
(b) The idea of God is old-fashioned.
(c) Science has better answers to difficult questions.
(d) They are not religious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What common algorithm is used in cooking?

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

3. Religious stories almost always have three parts: ethical judgments, factual statements, and ___________.

4. Without some religion, what would it be impossible to maintain?

5. What was Clever Hans the horse able to do?

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