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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 9-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors invade Mexico?
(a) 1501.
(b) 1498.
(c) 1519.
(d) 1592.

2. What term does Harari define as "a system of human norms and values that is founded on a belief in a superhuman order" (209)?
(a) Cult.
(b) Society.
(c) Culture.
(d) Religion.

3. Harari asserts that "Prior to the Cognitive Revolution, humans of all species lived exclusively" (63) where?
(a) On the Austral-Asian landmass.
(b) On the Euro-Asian landmass.
(c) On the Afro-Asian landmass.
(d) On the landmass of the Americas.

4. Whom does Harari name as the culprit behind the negative effects of the Agricultural Revolution on Homo sapiens?
(a) The merchant class.
(b) Monarchies.
(c) Religion.
(d) A handful of plant species.

5. The last Ice Age that happened on Earth occurred during what span of time?
(a) From 75,000 years ago to 15,000 years ago.
(b) From 60,000 years ago to 5,000 years ago.
(c) From 150,000 years ago to 45,000 years ago.
(d) From 90,000 years ago to 15,000 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long before the dawn of the Cognitive Revolution did Sapiens live as farmers and herders?

2. Harari states that throughout the text, he will use the term Sapiens to refer to whom?

3. Various species of humans began "going after large animals" (67) during hunting around how long ago?

4. Harari states that "When complex societies began to appear in the wake of the Agricultural Revolution, a completely new type of information became vital" (121). What was this new type of information?

5. The measurement called a sila was equivalent to how many gallons?

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