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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. History's first known money consisted of what material?
(a) Copper.
(b) Gold.
(c) Barley.
(d) Silk.

2. Which name of a god is NOT listed among the leading deities of the Mesopotamian pantheon?
(a) Murabi.
(b) Marduk.
(c) Enlil.
(d) Anu.

3. Empires are noted as "one of the main reasons for the drastic reduction in" (190) what?
(a) The number of religions practiced.
(b) Peaceful conditions.
(c) Material wealth.
(d) Human diversity.

4. From what culture did the myth of Gilgamesh spring?
(a) The Babylonians.
(b) The Aztecs.
(c) The Incas.
(d) The ancient Sumer.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Harari states that money is based on what two universal principles?

3. Which "world" (168) "swallowed up all of the other worlds" (168) within a span of 300 years?

4. What is NOT listed among the elements that qualify a political order as an empire?

5. On what date did humans land on the moon?

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