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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. In the modern age, scientific advancements made great strides due two what two factors?
(a) The death of religion and economic growth.
(b) Greater social power and individual freedom.
(c) Trust in the future and credit.
(d) Better education and bankers.

2. During the Agricultural Revolution humans silenced animals and plants. During the Scientific Revolution humans silenced what or whom?
(a) Traditionalists.
(b) God.
(c) Animists.
(d) Historians.

3. What did scientists discover when they opened the proverbial Sapiens black box?
(a) There is no soul, no free will, and no self.
(b) Evolution influences experiences.
(c) Human experiences are random.
(d) Liberalism is a myth.

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

5. After World War I, what social movement did President Woodrow Wilson begin to support?
(a) Civil rights.
(b) Women's sufferage.
(c) Anti-slavery.
(d) Selective service.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did philosophers and prophets believe would happen if people stopped believing in a great cosmic plan?

2. Why did capitalism win the Cold War?

3. What has to happen for the data processing system to run smoothly?

4. What does Harari believe upsets many people about the theory of evolution?

5. What group of individuals are being held responsible for the potential reversal of the humanist revolution?

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