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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 is the cause of most misunderstandings regarding science and religion?
(a) Faulty definitions of religion.
(b) Poor knowledge of science.
(c) Faith in the supernatural.
(d) Out-dated scientific knowledge.

2. What is biological engineering?
(a) Adding non-organic devices to the human body.
(b) Scientists who also study engineering.
(c) Making changes to human DNA and the genetic code.
(d) The development of super powers.

3. For what purpose is the U.S. military experimenting with implanting computer chips in the brains of soldiers?
(a) To lessen their fear during battle.
(b) To treat patients suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome or PTSD.
(c) To treat physical injuries sustained in battle.
(d) To control soldiers remotely.

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

5. Under the Modern Covenant, humans give up meaning for what?
(a) Immortality.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Economic growth.
(d) Power.

Short Answer Questions

1. Science deals with facts but cannot make __________.

2. Humans learned to ensure that animals could survive and reproduce but what did humans ignore?

3. What does Harari believe upsets many people about the theory of evolution?

4. What economic and political system adheres to the principles of a free market?

5. In some civilizations, an extension of exploiting animals was followed by treating certain classes of people in what way?

(see the answer key)

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