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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. In medieval Europe, if people wanted the answer to an important question, they would do which of the following?
(a) Read scriptures and use logic.
(b) Ask their priest.
(c) Think about their experiences and read scriptures.
(d) Read scriptures and pray.

2. For what purpose is the U.S. military experimenting with implanting computer chips in the brains of soldiers?
(a) To lessen their fear during battle.
(b) To treat patients suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome or PTSD.
(c) To treat physical injuries sustained in battle.
(d) To control soldiers remotely.

3. Who famously declared that God is dead?
(a) Frederich Nietzsche.
(b) Benito Mussolini.
(c) Karl Marx.
(d) Adolph Hitler.

4. What famous computer beat two former Jeopardy champions?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Watson.
(c) Sherlock.
(d) Eliot.

5. Humanism claims that instead of looking to a supreme being or authority to define meaning, people should rely on _______.
(a) Evolutionary principles.
(b) Scientific advancement.
(c) What society believes is right.
(d) Their own feelings and desires.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the new species that will develop when Homo Sapiens is extinct?

2. The rise of humanism meant there was less focus on God and more focus on what?

3. What must humans do to compete with non-conscious intelligence?

4. What is the danger humans face as intelligence and consciousness are uncoupled?

5. Instead of healing the sick, what is the new focus of medicine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What experience changed journalist Sally Adee's life after she tested the battlefield simulator in Ohio?

2. What experiments are the U.S. military currently studying in relation to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

3. Why was liberalism criticized by the poor?

4. What is FOMO and why is it a problem?

5. What is the "Our Boys Didn't Die in Vain" syndrome?

6. How does the "more stuff" credo affect society?

7. What is the modern covenant Harari refers to?

8. What happened in 1975 that was a blow to the liberalism ideology?

9. Politicians and economists insist growth is vital for what three reasons?

10. With the decoupling of intelligence and consciousness, what is the risk to humans?

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