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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Science deals with facts but cannot make __________.
(a) Political judgments.
(b) Liberal dogma.
(c) Moral claims.
(d) Ethical judgments.

2. How much of our bodily activities are accomplished without conscious feelings?
(a) 99%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 36%.
(d) 89%.

3. What Romanian dictator was stunned by someone who booed him during his speech?
(a) Ion Iliescu.
(b) Nicolae Ceausescu.
(c) Tzar Nicholas.
(d) Rene Descartes.

4. In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh was considered what type of ruler?
(a) A national treasure.
(b) An actual god.
(c) A representative of god.
(d) A king.

5. In the future, some myths and religions will be mightier than ever due to what?
(a) The rise of Darwinsim.
(b) The decline of the theory of evolution.
(c) Dreams of immortality.
(d) The rise of science.

6. Why do scientists deny the existence of God?
(a) They are not religious.
(b) Science has better answers to difficult questions.
(c) The idea of God is old-fashioned.
(d) There is no empirical data to prove His existence.

7. Written documents are considered so important they can _____________.
(a) Keep track of historical information.
(b) Have more authority than the government.
(c) Force people to change their beliefs.
(d) Reshape reality to conform to what is written.

8. What does the author claim is more dangerous than gunpowder?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Gluten.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Salt.

9. Who developed the theory of evolution?
(a) Sigmund Freud.
(b) Harry Harlow.
(c) Albert Einstein.
(d) Charles Darwin.

10. Harari compares the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden to what revolution?
(a) The American Revolution.
(b) The Industrial Revolution.
(c) The Information Age.
(d) The Agricultural Revolution.

11. Why does the theory of evolution reject the idea of a human soul?
(a) The soul is invisible.
(b) The soul is a myth.
(c) Evolution is strictly physical.
(d) The soul has no parts.

12. Scientists believe emotions are actually ______.
(a) Mystical phenomenon.
(b) Biochemical algorithms.
(c) Religious manifestations.
(d) Subjective attitudes.

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

14. Why does Harari say American lives are valued more than the lives of the average Afghan?
(a) America is larger than Afghanistan.
(b) Americans make more money than Afghans.
(c) Afghanistan is not as developed as America.
(d) More money is invested in the education, health and safety of Americans.

15. What plague wiped out one-quarter of the population of Eurasia in the 1330s?
(a) Tuberculosis Infection.
(b) The Red Death.
(c) The Smallpox Epidemic.
(d) The Black Death.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to dualism, a human is __________.

2. Why do scientists believe in the mind, or consciousness, but not the soul?

3. What is the cause of most misunderstandings regarding science and religion?

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

5. According to Harari, what made it possible for Egyptians to build the great pyramids?

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