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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When people follow an algorithmic social structure, how do individuals function in the algorithm?

2. Harari referred to algorithms as __________.

3. What makes the fate of domesticated animals particularly harsh?

4. Why does Harari say American lives are valued more than the lives of the average Afghan?

5. What did Chinese bureaucrats do to make it seem as though Mao Zedong's agricultural program was working?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the ways domesticated farm animals are exploited?

2. What are the three ways humans can be upgraded into gods?

3. What was Epicurus's philosophy of life?

4. What invention allowed humans to tell longer stories and organize their societies?

5. What is the third level of reality only humans experience?

6. Why will humans keep striving for something better?

7. What do monotheists believe is the human spark that makes homo sapiens superior to other animals?

8. What necessities are provided for domesticated animals?

9. What type of warfare does Harari say could allow small countries and groups to fight superpowers?

10. What is a "three-parent baby"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Harari states that terrorists are weak and they use others to accomplish their desired ends. On what premise does Harari base this claim?

Essay Topic 2

What do traditional monotheist's consider the unique human spark?

Essay Topic 3

What does Harari mean when he claims that human beings have given up meaning for power?

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