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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Chapters 14-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what material was the lion-man figure made that was found in the Stadel Cave in Germany?
(a) Jade.
(b) Ivory.
(c) Ebony.
(d) Limestone.

2. The people of what country invented gunpowder?
(a) France.
(b) China.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Italy.

3. Who wrote The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy?
(a) Isaac Newton.
(b) Plato.
(c) Albert Einstein.
(d) Leonardo da Vinci.

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

5. Biologists classify organisms into what?
(a) Phyla.
(b) Species.
(c) Types.
(d) Families.

Short Answer Questions

1. Around what year did the first money appear in the world?

2. Harari defines the data-processing system invented by the Sumerians as what?

3. What is NOT provided as an example of a full script?

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

5. For what purpose did the inventing country of gunpowder originally use their new invention for many years?

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