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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. What is biological engineering?

2. Which country was the first to recognize animals as sentient beings?

3. In most Semitic languages, what does "Eve" mean?

4. What does Harari say serves as the foundations and pillars of human societies?

5. Ethical judgments and factual statements result in __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why will humans keep striving for something better?

5. What culture invented writing and money?

6. How did John Stuart Mill describe happiness?

7. How does Harari interpret the saying, "God helps those who help themselves"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the time bomb Harari is referring to in the chapter "The Time Bomb in the Laboratory"?

Essay Topic 2

What is "The Odd Couple" Harari refers to in the title of Chapter 5? Explain why he chose the title.

Essay Topic 3

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

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