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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did NOT appear during the Cognitive Revolution?
(a) Myths.
(b) Danger alert systems.
(c) Gods.
(d) Legends.

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

4. Humans in what two areas evolved into Homo neanderthalensis?
(a) Asia and Eastern Europe.
(b) Europe and West Asia.
(c) Europe and West Africa.
(d) North America and South America.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The mammoths of Wrangel disappeared about how long ago?

2. What species does Harari name as the "most durable human species ever" (6)?

3. What is the only creature on Earth who "can speak about things that don't really exist" (24)?

4. To what object does the author refer when writing that the object represents a person trying to announce their presence to the world?

5. For how long before the Agricultural Revolution did Sapiens live as hunters and gatherers?

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