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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. In 2015, the world was home to just under how many humans?
(a) 7 billion.
(b) 9 billion.
(c) 8 billion.
(d) 9.5 billion.

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

3. Harari names Sapiens' first achievement after the dawn of the Cognitive Revolution as what?
(a) The colonization of Africa.
(b) The colonization of Antarctica.
(c) The colonization of Australia 45,000 years ago.
(d) The colonization of a large number of small and isolated islands to the north of Australia.

4. The Australian World comprised which parts of earth in 1450 AD?
(a) Most of Central America and parts of North America.
(b) Australia and eastern Asia.
(c) Most of western South America.
(d) Only the continent of Australia.

5. What is hubris?
(a) Human ingenuity.
(b) A system of agricultural processes.
(c) An unreasonable and blasphemous show of confidence.
(d) Humor.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what revolution was the first time in history that people were concerned with precise, synchronized time?

2. Which revolution took place in 1917?

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

4. Animals are said to belong to the same species if they are able to take what action?

5. In what part of the world did the ancient Sumerians live?

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