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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. Harari asserts that most of the foragers left by the first century AD had NOT been living where?

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

3. What does Harari NOT provide as an example of an imagined order?

4. Humans in what two areas evolved into Homo neanderthalensis?

5. What did NOT appear during the Cognitive Revolution?

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. How does Harari define the term history?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Perform a biographical criticism of Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens by researching the author's life and work. Be sure to create a strong and specific claim focused on this particular book and then support that claim with quotes from the book and from your author research.

Essay Topic 2

What is the author's message regarding imagined communities and their role in the history and future of humankind?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the messages sent about the theme of appearance versus reality within Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens.

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