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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. Animists believe ______.

2. What is biological engineering?

3. What do traditional monotheists consider the unique spark that homo sapiens possess?

4. Without some religion, what would it be impossible to maintain?

5. Harari compares the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden to what revolution?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the two pillars of happiness according to Harari?

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

4. Why does the theory of evolution spark such controversy?

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

6. How did hunter-gatherers perceive the relationship between humans and animals?

7. Why does the author state that in practice the life of an American is valued more than the life of an Afghan?

8. What strategy do people with no real power use to influence political change?

9. What is the official epoch we live in today? Why does the author suggest the epoch should be called the Anthropocene epoch?

10. Why does Harari say human beings have overcome famine, plague, and war?

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

Explain the criteria Dataism uses to assign value to humans.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the author's position about why the theory of evolution ignites so much controversy.

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