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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. Of the 24 Australian animal species weighing 100 pounds or more, how many became extinct?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 23.
(d) 8.

2. By the first century AD, how many million foragers remained on earth?
(a) Between 1 and 2 million.
(b) Between 250,000 and 750,000.
(c) Between 5 and 6 million.
(d) Between 6 and 8 million.

3. Empires are noted as "one of the main reasons for the drastic reduction in" (190) what?
(a) Human diversity.
(b) Peaceful conditions.
(c) Material wealth.
(d) The number of religions practiced.

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

5. What does Harari describe as "insignificant animals with no more impact on their environment"?
(a) Troglodytes.
(b) Woolly Mammoths.
(c) Homo sapiens.
(d) Prehistoric humans.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The Andean World comprised which parts of earth in 1450 AD?

4. Harari uses a discussion of the coin termed "the millares" (173) to illustrate what principle?

5. Harari states that "for nearly the entire history of our species, Sapiens lived as" (40) what?

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