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

2. What does the book's title, Homo Deus, mean?
(a) Two Humanities.
(b) Human God.
(c) Immortal Humans.
(d) Same God.

3. Harari referred to algorithms as __________.
(a) The new revolution in thinking.
(b) An overrated concept.
(c) The doorway to cyborg engineering.
(d) The single most important concept in our world.

4. What is the definition of humanism in Harari's book?
(a) The worship of humankind.
(b) Philosophy of free will.
(c) The value of humans over animals.
(d) Acting for the common good.

5. If humans focus their efforts only on glorifying deity, what might they neglect?
(a) Establishing bureaucracies.
(b) Scientific advances.
(c) The development of a united society.
(d) Bettering the lives of other people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hunter-gatherer society still embraces the principles of animism?

2. What makes the fate of domesticated animals particularly harsh?

3. What do traditional monotheists consider the unique spark that homo sapiens possess?

4. According to dualism, a human is __________.

5. One core emotion shared by all mammals is ___________.

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