View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long ago did the Big Bang take place?
(a) 6.5 billion years ago.
(b) 13.5 billion years ago.
(c) 45 trillion years ago.
(d) 80 million years ago.

3. For what span of time did the "most durable human species ever" (6) survive?
(a) 2 million years.
(b) 10 million years.
(c) 12 million years.
(d) 50,000 years.

4. The last Ice Age that happened on Earth occurred during what span of time?
(a) From 75,000 years ago to 15,000 years ago.
(b) From 90,000 years ago to 15,000 years ago.
(c) From 150,000 years ago to 45,000 years ago.
(d) From 60,000 years ago to 5,000 years ago.

5. How many points lie on the Scientific Revolution feedback loop image provided by the author?
(a) Five.
(b) Nine.
(c) Three.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since around what year have most humans lived in empires?

2. Harari asserts that "an empire is defined solely by its" (190) what?

3. History's first known money consisted of what material?

4. To what object does the author refer when writing that the object represents a person trying to announce their presence to the world?

5. What was the largest marsupial ever to walk the earth?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 241 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample