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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. Who was the author of the scientific manifesto entitled The New Instrument?
(a) Plato.
(b) Galileo.
(c) Pythagoras.
(d) Francis Bacon.

2. Harari states that "the most unique feature of Sapiens language" (24) is that it provides its speakers with what?
(a) The ability to use voice intonation.
(b) The ability to communicate about danger.
(c) The ability to speak about fictions.
(d) The ability to solve complex problems.

3. Around what year did global warming melt the glaciers blocking the way from Alaska to the rest of America?
(a) 12,000 BC.
(b) 24,000 BC.
(c) 6,000 BC.
(d) 36,000 BC.

4. During the last million years, there has been an Ice Age how frequently, on average?
(a) Every 50,000 years.
(b) Every 100,000 years.
(c) Every 250,000 years.
(d) Every 10,000 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Harari asserts that "no noteworthy plant or animal has been domesticated in the last" (77) how many years?

2. Wheat and goats had been domesticated by what year in history?

3. In what year was King Richard the Lionheart struck by an arrow, leading to his death two weeks later?

4. Harari states that throughout the text, he will use the term human to refer to whom?

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

(see the answer key)

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