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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) Law and order would vanish.
(b) Religions would cease to exist.
(c) God would die.
(d) Everyone would go to hell.

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

3. According to Harari, what two things are being decoupled?
(a) Intelligence and value.
(b) Free will and consciousness.
(c) Free will and determinism.
(d) Intelligence and consciousness.

4. The rise of humanism meant there was less focus on God and more focus on what?
(a) Feelings.
(b) Liberalism.
(c) Technology.
(d) Humans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Because inventions have many applications, what two disciplines work together to create a balance?

2. The expression, "The customer is always right" is an example of humanist _____________.

3. According to Harari, what makes people believe in imaginary entities like God?

4. What life-changing experience did journalist Sally Adee have when she used a battlefield simulator?

5. According to Harari, what is the only place where free will exists?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the computer Watson do that changed the perception of artificial intelligence?

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

4. What is evolutionary humanism?

5. What is the crucial problem that may prevent humans from finding employment?

6. What is the modern covenant Harari refers to?

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

8. What happens when everyone begins using the same oracle and believing the same oracle?

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

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

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