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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 did philosophers and prophets believe would happen if people stopped believing in a great cosmic plan?

3. Why is revamping the human mind dangerous?

4. Humanism is divided into which three branches?

5. The scientific formula led to breakthroughs in disciplines such as astronomy, physics, and medicine, but it could not deal with what issues?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where do many research professors find volunteers for their experiments and tests?

3. With the decoupling of intelligence and consciousness, what is the risk to humans?

4. According to Harari, what two concepts are being decoupled?

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

6. What is the "Our Boys Didn't Die in Vain" syndrome?

7. What do socialist humanists claim happens when liberal humanists focus only on themselves?

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

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

10. What is socialist humanism?

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

Explain why small groups of organized individuals are able to lead large groups of people to achieve a specific outcome.

Essay Topic 3

Harari declares, "Sugar is now more dangerous than gunpowder" (15). What point is the author trying to make with this metaphor?

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