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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 Romanian dictator was stunned by someone who booed him during his speech?
(a) Nicolae Ceausescu.
(b) Tzar Nicholas.
(c) Rene Descartes.
(d) Ion Iliescu.

2. Religion is a deal, whereas spirituality is ___________.
(a) An unknown.
(b) A journey.
(c) Undefined.
(d) A personal experience.

3. In what religious philosophy do humans replace gods?
(a) Liberalist.
(b) Humanist.
(c) Agricultural.
(d) Scientific.

4. What common algorithm is used in cooking?
(a) A recipe.
(b) The sequence of ingredients.
(c) The temperature.
(d) Measuring.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To raise global happiness, what has to be done?

2. Why do scientists believe in the mind, or consciousness, but not the soul?

3. Why did the U.S. ban creating three parent babies?

4. In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh was considered what type of ruler?

5. In the sixteenth century, what did salvation peddlers do?

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