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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. For how long did humans feed themselves "by gathering plants and hunting animals that lived and bred without their intervention" (77)?
(a) 30 million years.
(b) 25 million years.
(c) 2.5 million years.
(d) 1 million years.

2. To what event is Harari referring when he names Chapter 5 History's Biggest Fraud?
(a) The Industrial Revolution.
(b) The Cognitive Revolution.
(c) The Clean Energy Revolution.
(d) The Agricultural Revolution.

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

4. More than what percentage of the calories that feed humanity come from plants domesticated by our ancestors between 9,500 and 3,500 BC?
(a) 60.
(b) 90.
(c) 30.
(d) 75.

5. Whom does Harari name as the culprit behind the negative effects of the Agricultural Revolution on Homo sapiens?
(a) Monarchies.
(b) The merchant class.
(c) A handful of plant species.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a feat mentioned by Harari as an action taken by Sapiens during their reign?

2. Harari states that "the most unique feature of Sapiens language" (24) is that it provides its speakers with what?

3. What does Harari describe as "insignificant animals with no more impact on their environment"?

4. How does Harari define elements of society such as prisons and concentration camps?

5. The Babylonian empire had about how many subjects during its peak?

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