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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. At the time that Cortes invaded Mexico, what did its citizens call themselves?
(a) The Mayans.
(b) The Babylonians.
(c) The Aztecs.
(d) The Incans.

2. 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 community of communicators.
(b) A republic.
(c) A cooperation network.
(d) A nation.

3. The Andean World comprised which parts of earth in 1450 AD?
(a) Australia and eastern Asia.
(b) Only the continent of Australia.
(c) Most of Central America and parts of North America.
(d) Most of western South America.

4. How much money that exists in the world "exists only on computer servers" (178)?
(a) More than 20 trillion dollars.
(b) More than 5 trillion dollars.
(c) More than 10 trillion dollars.
(d) More than 50 trillion dollars.

5. The mammoths of Wrangel disappeared about how long ago?
(a) 4 million years.
(b) 40,000 years.
(c) 4,000 years.
(d) 400,000 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Biologists classify organisms into what?

4. What sport does Harari use to demonstrate his point about a shared set of rules?

5. What species does Harari name as the "most durable human species ever" (6)?

(see the answer key)

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