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

2. For what span of time did the "most durable human species ever" (6) survive?
(a) 50,000 years.
(b) 12 million years.
(c) 2 million years.
(d) 10 million years.

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

4. 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) 10,000 years ago.
(d) 20,000 years ago.

5. Species that have evolved from a common ancestor are grouped together under what heading?
(a) Family.
(b) Breed.
(c) Genus.
(d) Phylum.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Of what material was the lion-man figure made that was found in the Stadel Cave in Germany?

3. Sapiens populated East Africa how long ago?

4. Harari names Sapiens' first achievement after the dawn of the Cognitive Revolution as what?

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?

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