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

2. What do traditional monotheists consider the unique spark that homo sapiens possess?
(a) Eternal souls.
(b) Greater ability to reason.
(c) Exceptional intelligence.
(d) The ability to communicate.

3. Animists believe ______.
(a) Humans are superior to all other species.
(b) Animals have no souls.
(c) There is no essential gap separating humans from other animals.
(d) Animals are subject to human whims.

4. Religious stories almost always have three parts: ethical judgments, factual statements, and ___________.
(a) Relevant historical examples.
(b) A combination of ethical judgments and factual statements.
(c) Philosophical guidelines.
(d) Ethical authority.

5. Why does money have value?
(a) It is an exchange of goods.
(b) It represents our wealth.
(c) Because people believe it has value.
(d) It is the only way to buy things.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what was Santino the chimpanzee at the Furuvik Zoo known?

2. Who developed the theory of evolution?

3. What does the author claim is more dangerous than gunpowder?

4. What is the single greatest constant in history?

5. Why do scientists deny the existence of God?

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