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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. Harari states that throughout the text, he will use the term Sapiens to refer to whom?
(a) The ancestors of chimpanzees.
(b) All extant members of the genus Homo.
(c) Creatures with opposable thumbs.
(d) Members of the species Homo sapiens.

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

3. More than what percentage of all money in the world "exists only on computer servers" (178)?
(a) 75.
(b) 50.
(c) 40.
(d) 90.

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

5. Various species of humans began "going after large animals" (67) during hunting around how long ago?
(a) 40,000 years ago.
(b) 4 million years ago.
(c) 400,000 years ago.
(d) 4000 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Part Three of Sapiens is entitled "The" what "of Humankind" (162)?

2. The last Ice Age that happened on Earth occurred during what span of time?

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

4. 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?

5. What causes a particular science to be designated as an exact science?

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