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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III - Homo Sapiens Loses Control: The Time Bomb in the Laboratory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What technology company is developing life-extending projects?
(a) Google.
(b) Samsung.
(c) PayPal.
(d) Microsoft.

2. Religions have a tendency to turn factual statements into what?
(a) Religious dogma.
(b) Debatable theory.
(c) Ethical judgments.
(d) Confusing morality.

3. What culture invented writing and money?
(a) Siamese.
(b) Egyptians.
(c) Sumerians.
(d) Greeks.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the theory of evolution reject the idea of a human soul?

2. What pamphlet written by Karl Marx claims the modern world positively requires uncertainty and disturbance?

3. What historical epoch do we live in today?

4. As a result of the Agricultural Revolution, humans insured the survival and reproduction of domesticated animals while ignoring what?

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

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