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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Chapters 14-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Andean World comprised which parts of earth in 1450 AD?
(a) Australia and eastern Asia.
(b) Only the continent of Australia.
(c) Most of western South America.
(d) Most of Central America and parts of North America.

2. What is NOT one of the negative effects Harari describes when stating the effects of the Agricultural Revolution?
(a) It robbed Homo sapiens of their leisure time.
(b) It put Homo sapiens at greater risk of starvation and disease.
(c) It resulted in a loss of variety and stimulation in the lives of Homo sapiens.
(d) It caused great harm to the environment.

3. To what event is Harari referring when he names Chapter 5 History's Biggest Fraud?
(a) The Clean Energy Revolution.
(b) The Industrial Revolution.
(c) The Agricultural Revolution.
(d) The Cognitive Revolution.

4. Horses had been domesticated by what year in history?
(a) 3,000 BC.
(b) 4,000 BC.
(c) 1,000 BC.
(d) 2,000 BC.

5. What is NOT listed among the elements that qualify a political order as an empire?
(a) An unlimited appetite for power.
(b) Flexible borders.
(c) A tyrannical leader.
(d) A significant number of distinct peoples being ruled.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Harari name as the culprit behind the negative effects of the Agricultural Revolution on Homo sapiens?

2. Peas and lentils had been domesticated by what year in history?

3. Harari states that "the most remarkable and defining moment of the past 500 years" (249) was what event?

4. The Aztec Empire at its pinnacle was much smaller than what modern-day nation?

5. The Aztec Empire ruled how many different tribes and peoples?

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