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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Harari say serves as the foundations and pillars of human societies?
(a) Religion.
(b) Money.
(c) Writing.
(d) Stories.

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

3. The Declaration of Independence declares there are three unalienable rights: life, liberty, and ______?
(a) The pursuit of happiness.
(b) The pursuit of knowledge.
(c) Freedom of speech.
(d) The right to bear arms.

4. According to Harari, what made it possible for Egyptians to build the great pyramids?
(a) The system of slaves and masters.
(b) Superb organizational skills.
(c) Taxes collected from the people.
(d) Extraterrestrial beings.

5. Religious stories almost always have three parts: ethical judgments, factual statements, and ___________.
(a) Philosophical guidelines.
(b) Ethical authority.
(c) A combination of ethical judgments and factual statements.
(d) Relevant historical examples.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first deadly disease Europeans brought to North America?

2. What common algorithm is used in cooking?

3. Harari states that what is written on a form is far more important than what?

4. In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh was considered what type of ruler?

5. What technology company is developing life-extending projects?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Harry Harlow's experiments with monkeys demonstrate?

2. What are some of the ways domesticated farm animals are exploited?

3. What are the three ways humans can be upgraded into gods?

4. According to Harari, what is the cause of most misunderstandings between science and religion?

5. What happened during the Cognitive Revolution?

6. Why does Harari say human beings have overcome famine, plague, and war?

7. How did John Stuart Mill describe happiness?

8. What is an algorithm?

9. What is a "three-parent baby"?

10. What is the history that influences people to have a lawn in front of their houses?

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