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

2. What is considered the greatest sin of Dataism?
(a) Blocking data flow.
(b) Hoarding data.
(c) Unplugging the internet.
(d) Interrupting connections.

3. In what religious philosophy do humans replace gods?
(a) Humanist.
(b) Agricultural.
(c) Liberalist.
(d) Scientific.

4. Humans learned to ensure that animals could survive and reproduce but what did humans ignore?
(a) Animal's biomedical algorithm.
(b) Animal's subjective needs.
(c) Animal's objective needs.
(d) Animal's biochemical needs.

5. In a free market, what determines whether a product is good or whether it is bad?
(a) Persuasive marketing tactics.
(b) The customer.
(c) Economic gains.
(d) Company profits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harari say serves as the foundations and pillars of human societies?

2. What movement changed the formula for gaining knowledge to Knowledge = Empirical Data x Mathematics?

3. Neo-liberal economists and political scientists believe what should govern important decisions?

4. What Romanian dictator was stunned by someone who booed him during his speech?

5. Where does Harari say new religions will come from?

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