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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. The Aztec Empire at its pinnacle was much smaller than what modern-day nation?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Greece.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) Peru.

2. The sum total of banknotes and coins existing in the world, according to Harari, is what?
(a) Less than 900 million dollars.
(b) Less than 1 trillion dollars.
(c) Less than 3 billion dollars.
(d) Less than 6 trillion dollars.

3. The Cognitive Revolution occurred how long ago?
(a) Between 40,000 and 10,000 years ago.
(b) Between 1 million and 1.5 million years ago.
(c) Between 70,000 and 30,000 years ago.
(d) Between 100,000 and 20,000 years ago.

4. What is NOT one of the negative effects Harari describes when stating the effects of the Agricultural Revolution?
(a) It caused great harm to the environment.
(b) It robbed Homo sapiens of their leisure time.
(c) It put Homo sapiens at greater risk of starvation and disease.
(d) It resulted in a loss of variety and stimulation in the lives of Homo sapiens.

5. What objects were used as money "for about 4,000 years all over Africa, South Asia, East Asia, and Oceania" (177)?
(a) Wampum.
(b) Cowry shells.
(c) Beads.
(d) Colorful threads.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Wheat and goats had been domesticated by what year in history?

4. For what span of time did the "most durable human species ever" (6) survive?

5. In what year did Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors invade Mexico?

(see the answer key)

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