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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. The scientific formula led to breakthroughs in disciplines such as astronomy, physics, and medicine, but it could not deal with what issues?
(a) Religious observance.
(b) Free will.
(c) Social trends.
(d) Questions of value and meaning.

2. In most Semitic languages, what does "Eve" mean?
(a) Mother.
(b) Helper.
(c) Woman.
(d) Snake.

3. What does Harari call "The greatest scientific discovery"?
(a) The discovery of ignorance.
(b) The discovery of germs.
(c) The discovery of cyborg technology.
(d) The discovery of new energy sources.

4. What global health campaign wiped out smallpox?
(a) Antibiotics.
(b) Vaccinations.
(c) Aspirin.
(d) Better hygiene.

5. Because inventions have many applications, what two disciplines work together to create a balance?
(a) Religion and Technology.
(b) Religion and Biology.
(c) Technology and Humanism.
(d) Science and Socialism.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to dualism, a human is __________.

2. Instead of fearing asteroids, climate change, or volcanoes, what should we fear, according to the author?

3. According to Harari, what makes people believe in imaginary entities like God?

4. Why is the theory of relativity accepted but the theory of evolution is rejected?

5. Religion is a deal, whereas spirituality is ___________.

(see the answer key)

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