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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. Science undermines liberalism and what other humanist belief?
(a) Individualism.
(b) Animals are sacred.
(c) Life has meaning.
(d) Evolution.

2. What is Watson being trained to do to help the medical field?
(a) Collect global health information.
(b) Diagnose diseases.
(c) Remote controlled surgery.
(d) Brain surgery.

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

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

5. How are modern teenagers acquiring an understanding of capitalism?
(a) Through the influence of marketing.
(b) Through use of social media with people from other countries.
(c) Through their parent's examples and experiences.
(d) Through civilization-style strategy games that focus on investment and growth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two selves does Harari claim humans have?

2. How are scientists able to predict a person's desires and decisions?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do strategy games such as Minecraft and The Settlers of Catan teach teenagers?

3. What is evolutionary humanism?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why was liberalism criticized by the poor?

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