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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. Why does money have value?

2. The Declaration of Independence declares there are three unalienable rights: life, liberty, and ______?

3. Written documents are considered so important they can _____________.

4. What culture invented writing and money?

5. For what was Santino the chimpanzee at the Furuvik Zoo known?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What culture invented writing and money?

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

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

8. When Europeans came to the Americas, what caused the deaths of millions of native people?

9. What happened during the Cognitive Revolution?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is humanism superior to religion and the belief in God?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Explain Harari's concept of intersubjective reality.

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