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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. Who are many of the volunteers research professors use in their experiments?
(a) Colleagues.
(b) Voters.
(c) College students.
(d) Family members.

2. What does Harari say is the bedrock of liberal democracy?
(a) Economic growth.
(b) The value of individuals.
(c) A prosperous middle class.
(d) Free will.

3. If we devote ourselves solely to economic growth, what social structure could suffer?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Religion.
(c) Family ties.
(d) Education.

4. What did premodern humans believe their lives gained for giving up power?
(a) Protection.
(b) Meaning.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Simplicity.

5. A Mattersight algorithm uses what information to direct callers to the best customer service person for them?
(a) Personal data and source of the call.
(b) Tone of voice and words you use.
(c) Area code and type of problem.
(d) GPS location and phone number verification.

Short Answer Questions

1. What could be considered the fastest and most efficient data-processing system created so far?

2. As data-processing conditions change in the twenty-first century, what may disappear?

3. According to Harai, where is the most interesting place in the world from a religious standpoint?

4. Harari says that for modern people death is what?

5. What pamphlet written by Karl Marx claims the modern world positively requires uncertainty and disturbance?

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