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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Peas and lentils had been domesticated by what year in history?

2. Various species of humans began "going after large animals" (67) during hunting around how long ago?

3. During the last million years, there has been an Ice Age how frequently, on average?

4. Sapiens populated East Africa how long ago?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Harari define the term history?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What message is Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens sending regarding the nature of shared myths?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the use of Biblical allusions within Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens.

Essay Topic 3

How does the author use sensory details in order to paint a vivid portrait of the historical and sociological events depicted within Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens? Discuss at least two passages that include extensive use of sensory details and pull quotes from these passages to support your claim.

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