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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. What does Harari NOT provide as an example of an imagined order?
(a) Christianity.
(b) The opioid crisis.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Capitalism.

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

3. Harari states that a typical forager 30,000 years ago had access to how many types of sweet foods?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

4. Harari's purpose for including an image of the Declaration of Independence of the United States is to define the United States using what term?
(a) A republic.
(b) A nation.
(c) A cooperation network.
(d) A community of communicators.

5. Harari states that "When complex societies began to appear in the wake of the Agricultural Revolution, a completely new type of information became vital" (121). What was this new type of information?
(a) Numbers.
(b) Letters.
(c) Topographical information.
(d) Geographical information.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Harari asserts that "no noteworthy plant or animal has been domesticated in the last" (77) how many years?

3. About how long ago did the Agricultural Revolution occur?

4. Sapiens populated East Africa how long ago?

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

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