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

2. Why does the theory of evolution reject the idea of a human soul?
(a) The soul is a myth.
(b) The soul is invisible.
(c) The soul has no parts.
(d) Evolution is strictly physical.

3. For what was Santino the chimpanzee at the Furuvik Zoo known?
(a) Escaping from his cage.
(b) Hiding whenever people were around.
(c) Throwing rocks at visitors to the zoo.
(d) Solving math problems.

4. What makes the fate of domesticated animals particularly harsh?
(a) They can be killed by wild animals.
(b) The way they die.
(c) The way they live.
(d) They do not have shelter.

5. What Romanian dictator was stunned by someone who booed him during his speech?
(a) Tzar Nicholas.
(b) Rene Descartes.
(c) Ion Iliescu.
(d) Nicolae Ceausescu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Animists believe ______.

2. Scientists believe emotions are actually ______.

3. To what modern concept are the living-god pharaohs compared?

4. How much of our bodily activities are accomplished without conscious feelings?

5. What technology company is developing life-extending projects?

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