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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. Without some religion, what would it be impossible to maintain?
(a) Personal happiness.
(b) Large-scale social orders.
(c) An ethical society.
(d) Balanced consciousness.

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

3. Harari referred to algorithms as __________.
(a) The doorway to cyborg engineering.
(b) The single most important concept in our world.
(c) The new revolution in thinking.
(d) An overrated concept.

4. 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.

5. What was the first stage of the Sapiens data-processing system?
(a) The Cognitive Revolution.
(b) The invention of writing.
(c) The Agricultural Revolution.
(d) The information Revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first Cognitive Revolution made Homo sapiens rulers of the planet. What could the Second Cognitive Revolution do?

2. What does Harari say is the bedrock of liberal democracy?

3. To raise global happiness, what has to be done?

4. What are the three uncontrollable forces of nature Harari believes man has conquered?

5. Why is revamping the human mind dangerous?

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