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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. Writing and money made it possible to _______________.
(a) Start collecting taxes.
(b) Count the number of people.
(c) Sell land.
(d) Start businesses.

2. To test whether or not an entity is real, what does Harari claim needs to be done?
(a) Find out how many people believe in the entity.
(b) Trust your own judgment.
(c) Determine if the entity is effective.
(d) Ask yourself if it can suffer.

3. According to Harari, what is the correct classification of sensations and emotions?
(a) Reproduction.
(b) Feelings.
(c) Algorithms.
(d) Natural selection.

4. What technology company is developing life-extending projects?
(a) Samsung.
(b) PayPal.
(c) Microsoft.
(d) Google.

5. What Catholic monk instigated the Protestant Reformation?
(a) Martin Luther.
(b) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(c) Muhammad.
(d) Johannes Tetzel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chekhov said if there was a gun in Act One, what would happen in Act Three?

2. Science deals with facts but cannot make __________.

3. Harari claims that humans are going to replace the principles of natural selection with what other principles?

4. Education used to focus on educating students. What does education focus on now?

5. What does Harari say humans must overcome to be like gods?

Short Essay Questions

1. What necessities are provided for domesticated animals?

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

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

4. What does Harari refer to as the closest thing to a global constitution?

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

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

7. What is the third level of reality only humans experience?

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

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

10. What is the theory of natural selection?

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