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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 9-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Peas and lentils had been domesticated by what year in history?
(a) 4,000 BC.
(b) 3,000 BC.
(c) 5,000 BC.
(d) 8,000 BC.

2. The first mega-empires appeared in what part of the world?
(a) The Middle East.
(b) Africa.
(c) Australia.
(d) South America.

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

4. Voltaire said that "there is no" what, while instructing the listener not to "tell that to" his servant "least he murder" (110) Voltaire in the night?
(a) Food left.
(b) Basis for social stratification.
(c) Justice.
(d) God.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Aztec Empire ruled how many different tribes and peoples?

3. By what year does Harari assert that "the main wave of domestication was over" (77)?

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

5. Various species of humans began "going after large animals" (67) during hunting around how long ago?

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