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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. To what does modern science compare the human brain?
(a) A steam engine.
(b) A self-driving car.
(c) A computer.
(d) An electrical storm.

2. Why do scientists believe in the mind, or consciousness, but not the soul?
(a) The mind is part of the brain.
(b) If you have a mind, you can think.
(c) The soul has no visible flow.
(d) The mind is a reality we can see.

3. Education used to focus on educating students. What does education focus on now?
(a) Understanding literature.
(b) Reducing class sizes.
(c) Getting high marks.
(d) Increasing teacher salaries.

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

5. How much of our bodily activities are accomplished without conscious feelings?
(a) 89%.
(b) 36%.
(c) 99%.
(d) 75%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plague wiped out one-quarter of the population of Eurasia in the 1330s?

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

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

4. Which country was the first to recognize animals as sentient beings?

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

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