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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Chapters 18-20 and Afterword.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what date did humans land on the moon?
(a) June 8, 1969.
(b) February 19, 1969.
(c) July 20, 1969.
(d) August 12, 1969.

3. What connection does Harari draw between the state and the market, and the individual?
(a) The state and the market are the parents of the individual.
(b) The individual is the collateral damage caused by the state and the market.
(c) The individual is caught in a struggle against the state and the market.
(d) The state and the market could not exist without the individual.

4. The sum total of banknotes and coins existing in the world, according to Harari, is what?
(a) Less than 1 trillion dollars.
(b) Less than 6 trillion dollars.
(c) Less than 900 million dollars.
(d) Less than 3 billion dollars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Harari states that "the most unique feature of Sapiens language" (24) is that it provides its speakers with what?

2. What was the largest marsupial ever to walk the earth?

3. What is NOT provided as an example of a full script?

4. Around what year did global warming melt the glaciers blocking the way from Alaska to the rest of America?

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

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