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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 did philosophers and prophets believe would happen if people stopped believing in a great cosmic plan?
(a) Religions would cease to exist.
(b) God would die.
(c) Law and order would vanish.
(d) Everyone would go to hell.

2. According to Harari, what is the only place where free will exists?
(a) In religious beliefs.
(b) In our imaginary stories.
(c) Within a liberal government.
(d) In the theory of evolution.

3. Why were animal rights activists concerned about the robo-rat experiments?
(a) They were concerned the rats would be permanently damaged.
(b) They always protest animal experiments.
(c) They were concerned that the rats were suffering.
(d) They believed the experiments were a waste of time.

4. What must humans do to compete with non-conscious intelligence?
(a) Learn sophisticated algorithms.
(b) Pursue medical upgrades to be superhuman.
(c) Actively upgrade their minds.
(d) Have a computer chip implanted in their brains.

5. In a free market, what determines whether a product is good or whether it is bad?
(a) The customer.
(b) Company profits.
(c) Economic gains.
(d) Persuasive marketing tactics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Harai, where is the most interesting place in the world from a religious standpoint?

3. Humanism changed our perception of war and its focus on heroes and generals to _____________.

4. What is Watson being trained to do to help the medical field?

5. Humans can do whatever they choose and are only constrained by what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized for her comments to a teenage Palestinian refugee girl?

2. In the mid-twentieth century, what was the treatment used for individuals with epilepsy when all other treatments failed?

3. What do socialist humanists claim happens when liberal humanists focus only on themselves?

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

5. What is evolutionary humanism?

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

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

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

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

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

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