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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 describes an important moment long ago when "a single female ape had two daughters. One became the ancestor of all chimpanzees, the other is our own grandmother" (5). How long ago did this occur?
(a) 6 million years ago.
(b) 9 million years ago.
(c) 2 million years ago.
(d) 30 million years ago.

2. 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 communicate about danger.
(c) The ability to speak about fictions.
(d) The ability to use voice intonation.

3. Of what material was the lion-man figure made that was found in the Stadel Cave in Germany?
(a) Limestone.
(b) Ivory.
(c) Ebony.
(d) Jade.

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

5. What is NOT a feat mentioned by Harari as an action taken by Sapiens during their reign?
(a) They settled Australia.
(b) They carved the Stadel lion-man.
(c) They drove the Neanderthals to extinction.
(d) They created thousands of cave etchings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Biologists classify organisms into what?

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

3. What fact does Harari states "used to be one of history's most closely guarded secrets" (4)?

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

5. Harari asserts that "Prior to the Cognitive Revolution, humans of all species lived exclusively" (63) where?

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