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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. Sapiens began to drive other human species into extinction and to take over the rest of the planet how long ago?
(a) 40,000 years ago.
(b) 70,000 years ago.
(c) 20,000 years ago.
(d) 10,000 years ago.

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

3. Of the 24 Australian animal species weighing 100 pounds or more, how many became extinct?
(a) 18.
(b) 8.
(c) 23.
(d) 12.

4. What is NOT provided as an example of a full script?
(a) The Hammurabi Code.
(b) Latin script.
(c) Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.
(d) Braille.

5. 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) 30 million years ago.
(b) 9 million years ago.
(c) 2 million years ago.
(d) 6 million years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Harari allude when discussing "an objective phenomenon" (116)?

2. Sapiens populated East Africa how long ago?

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

4. By the first century AD, how many million foragers remained on earth?

5. More than what percentage of the calories that feed humanity come from plants domesticated by our ancestors between 9,500 and 3,500 BC?

(see the answer key)

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