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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. The Code of Hammurabi served as a cooperation manual for hundreds of thousands of what?
(a) Ancient Babylonians.
(b) Ancient Mayans.
(c) Ancient Aztecs.
(d) Ancient Incas.

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

3. Harari defines the data-processing system invented by the Sumerians as what?
(a) Writing.
(b) Double column bookkeeping.
(c) Record-keeping.
(d) Transcription.

4. By what year does Harari assert that "the main wave of domestication was over" (77)?
(a) 3,500 BC.
(b) 1,000 BC.
(c) 5,000 BC.
(d) 9,000 BC.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Peas and lentils had been domesticated by what year in history?

2. Humans in what two areas evolved into Homo neanderthalensis?

3. What is the meaning of the term quipu?

4. Harari uses the example of a child's imaginary friend to demonstrate the qualities of what term?

5. Species that have evolved from a common ancestor are grouped together under what heading?

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