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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 ability are humans losing because they constantly check social media and email?
2. What life-changing experience did journalist Sally Adee have when she used a battlefield simulator?
3. What biometric information did Angelina Jolie use before having a double mastectomy?
4. Humans can do whatever they choose and are only constrained by what?
5. According to Harari, what is the only place where free will exists?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the "more stuff" credo affect society?
2. With the decoupling of intelligence and consciousness, what is the risk to humans?
3. What happened in 1975 that was a blow to the liberalism ideology?
4. According to Harari, what two concepts are being decoupled?
5. What did the computer Watson do that changed the perception of artificial intelligence?
6. What is socialist humanism?
7. What quality is most important to business, government, and the military: intelligence or consciousness?
8. What is the "Our Boys Didn't Die in Vain" syndrome?
9. What is the crucial problem that may prevent humans from finding employment?
10. What happens when everyone begins using the same oracle and believing the same oracle?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain Harari's concept of intersubjective reality.
Essay Topic 2
How do spiritual journeys differ from religions?
Essay Topic 3
Explain how faulty definitions of religion are the cause of most misunderstandings between science and religion.
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