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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 animals detect the world around them using ecolocation?
(a) Mosquitoes.
(b) Bats.
(c) Moths.
(d) Whales.

2. What does Harari claim is necessary for scientific advancements?
(a) Economic growth.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Humanism.
(d) Natural selection.

3. What group of individuals are being held responsible for the potential reversal of the humanist revolution?
(a) Computer geeks.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Religious leaders.
(d) Biologists.

4. Harari claims that humans are not individuals they are _________.
(a) Dividuals.
(b) Multi-dimensional.
(c) Dualities.
(d) Subjective algorithms.

5. The scientific formula led to breakthroughs in disciplines such as astronomy, physics, and medicine, but it could not deal with what issues?
(a) Religious observance.
(b) Free will.
(c) Questions of value and meaning.
(d) Social trends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Jorge Luis Borges' story about the narrating self?

2. Why is revamping the human mind dangerous?

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

4. For what purpose is the U.S. military experimenting with implanting computer chips in the brains of soldiers?

5. Evolutionary humanism is based on the theory of which philosopher?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is evolutionary humanism?

2. Where do many research professors find volunteers for their experiments and tests?

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

4. What are the two religions Harari says will develop to take the place of traditional religion?

5. What is the modern covenant Harari refers to?

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

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

8. What quality is most important to business, government, and the military: intelligence or consciousness?

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

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

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