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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Religious stories almost always have three parts: ethical judgments, factual statements, and ___________.
(a) A combination of ethical judgments and factual statements.
(b) Relevant historical examples.
(c) Philosophical guidelines.
(d) Ethical authority.

2. When did the idea of having green lawns around dwellings begin?
(a) In the Middle Ages.
(b) With the invention of tennis.
(c) In the early 20th century.
(d) In ancient Greece.

3. The first Cognitive Revolution made Homo sapiens rulers of the planet. What could the Second Cognitive Revolution do?
(a) Make Homo sapiens into Homo deus.
(b) Make Homo deus lords of the galaxy.
(c) Give Homo sapiens the universe.
(d) Make changes to Homo sapiens DNA.

4. What does Harari believe upsets many people about the theory of evolution?
(a) People do not want to believe their ancestors were apes.
(b) People do not believe in the survival of the fittest.
(c) Darwin's theory cannot be proven.
(d) It denies the existence of the human soul.

5. What device is the U.S. army developing to improve a soldier's decision-making process?
(a) An immersion chamber.
(b) Implanted computer chips.
(c) An attention helmet.
(d) Virtual reality goggles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Religion is interested in order while science is interested in ___________.

2. In a free market, what determines whether a product is good or whether it is bad?

3. Why is it dangerous to trust our futures to market forces?

4. In the future, some myths and religions will be mightier than ever due to what?

5. What common algorithm is used in cooking?

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