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

2. To what event is Harari referring when he names Chapter 5 History's Biggest Fraud?
(a) The Industrial Revolution.
(b) The Agricultural Revolution.
(c) The Clean Energy Revolution.
(d) The Cognitive Revolution.

3. More than what percentage of the calories that feed humanity come from plants domesticated by our ancestors between 9,500 and 3,500 BC?
(a) 30.
(b) 60.
(c) 75.
(d) 90.

4. Harari uses the example of a child's imaginary friend to demonstrate the qualities of what term?
(a) Inter-subjectivity.
(b) Objectivity.
(c) Intra-subjectivity.
(d) Subjectivity.

5. What fact does Harari states "used to be one of history's most closely guarded secrets" (4)?
(a) Homo sapiens evolved from apes.
(b) Homo sapiens belong to a family.
(c) Homo sapiens can survive on other planets.
(d) Homo sapiens invented language.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sapiens began to drive other human species into extinction and to take over the rest of the planet how long ago?

2. The Code of Hammurabi was written in what year?

3. In what part of the world did the ancient Sumerians live?

4. Harari asserts that "Prior to the Cognitive Revolution, humans of all species lived exclusively" (63) where?

5. How long ago did the Big Bang take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Analyze Harari's use of the term “curtain of silence” (61) within his discussion of our limited understanding of human history.

2. For what purpose does Harari make particular points about extinction in the final passages of Chapter Four?

3. For what purpose does the author include a table at the start of the text that presents a timeline of human history?

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

5. What evidence does the author provide for his claim that what is beneficial to the species as a whole is not always beneficial to individuals?

6. What is the function of a template for collective action within a society?

7. 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?

8. Discuss Harari's suggestions regarding the use of humility when considering human history.

9. What is the author's claim concerning the luxury trap?

10. How does the author emphasize his view that societal orders are imagined?

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