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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 "for nearly the entire history of our species, Sapiens lived as" (40) what?
(a) Farmers.
(b) A peaceful species.
(c) Animals.
(d) Foragers.

2. 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 landmass of the Americas.
(c) On the Afro-Asian landmass.
(d) On the Euro-Asian landmass.

3. Harari's purpose for including an image of the Declaration of Independence of the United States is to define the United States using what term?
(a) A nation.
(b) A cooperation network.
(c) A republic.
(d) A community of communicators.

4. The mammoths of Wrangel disappeared about how long ago?
(a) 400,000 years.
(b) 40,000 years.
(c) 4 million years.
(d) 4,000 years.

5. The Hammurabi code divides people into two genders and three classes. What is NOT one of the three classes mentioned in the Hammurabi Code?
(a) Commoners.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Superior people.
(d) Gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dynasty united China in 221 BC?

2. 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?

3. The Babylonian empire had about how many subjects during its peak?

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

5. During the last million years, there has been an Ice Age how frequently, on average?

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