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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harari states that throughout the text, he will use the term Sapiens to refer to whom?
(a) The ancestors of chimpanzees.
(b) All extant members of the genus Homo.
(c) Members of the species Homo sapiens.
(d) Creatures with opposable thumbs.

2. Wheat and goats had been domesticated by what year in history?
(a) 4,000 BC.
(b) 9,000 BC.
(c) 3,000 BC.
(d) 5,000 BC.

3. The first mega-empires appeared in what part of the world?
(a) Australia.
(b) The Middle East.
(c) South America.
(d) Africa.

4. By what year does Harari assert that "the main wave of domestication was over" (77)?
(a) 9,000 BC.
(b) 1,000 BC.
(c) 5,000 BC.
(d) 3,500 BC.

5. Harari states that "the most unique feature of Sapiens language" (24) is that it provides its speakers with what?
(a) The ability to solve complex problems.
(b) The ability to speak about fictions.
(c) The ability to communicate about danger.
(d) The ability to use voice intonation.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Hammurabi code divides people into two genders and three classes. What is NOT one of the three classes mentioned in the Hammurabi Code?

2. Which name of a god is NOT listed among the leading deities of the Mesopotamian pantheon?

3. What sport does Harari use to demonstrate his point about a shared set of rules?

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

5. What does Harari NOT list as a factor that prevents "people from realising that the order organising our lives exists only in their imagination" (112)?

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