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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III - Homo Sapiens Loses Control: The Great Decoupling.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first deadly disease Europeans brought to North America?
(a) Black Death.
(b) Measles.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Syphilis.

2. Writing and money made it possible to _______________.
(a) Sell land.
(b) Start collecting taxes.
(c) Count the number of people.
(d) Start businesses.

3. Science deals with facts but cannot make __________.
(a) Liberal dogma.
(b) Ethical judgments.
(c) Moral claims.
(d) Political judgments.

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

5. In the future, some myths and religions will be mightier than ever due to what?
(a) The decline of the theory of evolution.
(b) The rise of Darwinsim.
(c) The rise of science.
(d) Dreams of immortality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What historical epoch do we live in today?

2. One core emotion shared by all mammals is ___________.

3. Scientists claim biblical Judaism was not a scripture-based religion, it was a(n) __________.

4. Harari states that what is written on a form is far more important than what?

5. What did Daniel Kahneman's cold-water experiment prove?

(see the answer key)

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