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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Cognitive Revolution occurred how long ago?
(a) Between 40,000 and 10,000 years ago.
(b) Between 100,000 and 20,000 years ago.
(c) Between 1 million and 1.5 million years ago.
(d) Between 70,000 and 30,000 years ago.

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

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

5. Peas and lentils had been domesticated by what year in history?
(a) 4,000 BC.
(b) 3,000 BC.
(c) 5,000 BC.
(d) 8,000 BC.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dynasty united China in 221 BC?

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

3. What is NOT one of the negative effects Harari describes when stating the effects of the Agricultural Revolution?

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

5. More than what percentage of the calories that feed humanity come from plants domesticated by our ancestors between 9,500 and 3,500 BC?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author use the example about insects' wings to make his point about there being no single "natural" (147) way to live?

2. What chain of events does Harari name as eventually leading to the appearance of the species Homo sapiens?

3. What is Harari's assessment of the opportunities created by sapiens' use of fictive language?

4. What call to action does the author make regarding the hierarchy cycle?

5. What does the author name as the most important step in convincing people to believe a shared myth?

6. What types of examples does Harari provide when he discusses concepts that help to structure order and cooperation, but do not actually exist in tangible form?

7. Discuss the significance of the author's focus on fictive language.

8. What examples does the author provide for his claim that societal orders are imagined, rather than objective?

9. What are two examples of templates for collective action?

10. What is the focus of the chapter entitled History's Biggest Fraud?

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