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

2. Why is the theory of relativity accepted but the theory of evolution is rejected?
(a) The theory of relativity does not change our religious beliefs.
(b) The theory of evolution is about animals.
(c) The theory of evolution cannot be proven.
(d) The theory of relativity is a scientific breakthrough.

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

4. What does the book's title, Homo Deus, mean?
(a) Immortal Humans.
(b) Human God.
(c) Same God.
(d) Two Humanities.

5. What French philosopher believed only humans feel and crave?
(a) Voltaire.
(b) Albert Einstein.
(c) Denis Diderot.
(d) Rene Descartes.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Harari, what causes many of Africa's present-day problems?

2. To what modern concept are the living-god pharaohs compared?

3. According to Harari, what is the correct classification of sensations and emotions?

4. Religion is interested in order while science is interested in ___________.

5. In the future, some myths and religions will be mightier than ever due to what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did hunter-gatherers perceive the relationship between humans and animals?

2. How does Harari interpret the saying, "God helps those who help themselves"?

3. What are the two pillars of happiness according to Harari?

4. Why does Harari say that "Sugar is more dangerous than gunpowder" (15)?

5. What do monotheists believe is the human spark that makes homo sapiens superior to other animals?

6. How did John Stuart Mill describe happiness?

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

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

9. When Europeans came to the Americas, what caused the deaths of millions of native people?

10. Why will humans keep striving for something better?

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