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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. Animals are said to belong to the same species if they are able to take what action?
2. What fact does Harari states "used to be one of history's most closely guarded secrets" (4)?
3. By what year does Harari assert that "the main wave of domestication was over" (77)?
4. What was the largest marsupial ever to walk the earth?
5. Horses had been domesticated by what year in history?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Harari define the term history?
2. What evidence does Harari provide for his conclusion that foragers had been better off than their counterparts living after the dawn of the Agricultural Revolution?
3. Discuss Harari's suggestions regarding the use of humility when considering human history.
4. What chain of events does Harari name as eventually leading to the appearance of the species Homo sapiens?
5. How does the author emphasize his view that societal orders are imagined?
6. What call to action does the author make regarding the hierarchy cycle?
7. Harari uses his observation about foraging sapiens versus agricultural sapiens to support what larger claim within the book?
8. What is Harari's assessment of the opportunities created by sapiens' use of fictive language?
9. What is the author's definition of the word natural and how does he support his claim?
10. What does the author name as the most important step in convincing people to believe a shared myth?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the theme of subjective well-being portrayed in Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens? Examine the author's treatment of and messages regarding subjective well-being throughout the book.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
What message is Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens sending regarding the source of human unhappiness?
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