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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 is the new species that will develop when Homo Sapiens is extinct?
(a) Superhumans.
(b) Homogeneous.
(c) Homo Deus.
(d) Homo Erectus.

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

3. Why is revamping the human mind dangerous?
(a) We are too distracted to research it properly.
(b) We do not know the difference between mind and consciousness.
(c) We do not really understand it.
(d) We might make mistakes by taking shortcuts.

4. What economic and political system adheres to the principles of a free market?
(a) Communism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Authoritarianism.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harari call the nemesis of the modern economy?

2. If we devote ourselves solely to economic growth, what social structure could suffer?

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

4. How are modern teenagers acquiring an understanding of capitalism?

5. What movement changed the formula for gaining knowledge to Knowledge = Empirical Data x Mathematics?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is socialist humanism?

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

3. Why was liberalism criticized by the poor?

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

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

6. What is the modern covenant Harari refers to?

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

8. What is evolutionary humanism?

9. According to Harari, what two concepts are being decoupled?

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

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