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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 artificial organ was successfully tested by Yale University in 2014?

2. What false message did Syrian hackers post on the Associated Press's Twitter account?

3. In the modern age, scientific advancements made great strides due two what two factors?

4. What two types of abilities to humans have?

5. What does Harari claim is necessary for scientific advancements?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the modern covenant Harari refers to?

2. Why was liberalism criticized by the poor?

3. What do strategy games such as Minecraft and The Settlers of Catan teach teenagers?

4. How does the "more stuff" credo affect society?

5. What happens when everyone begins using the same oracle and believing the same oracle?

6. What is socialist humanism?

7. Politicians and economists insist growth is vital for what three reasons?

8. What is FOMO and why is it a problem?

9. What happened in 1975 that was a blow to the liberalism ideology?

10. What experiments are the U.S. military currently studying in relation to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the attempt to realize the humanist dream undermine its foundations?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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