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

2. For how long before the dawn of the Cognitive Revolution did Sapiens live as farmers and herders?

3. Harari names Sapiens' first achievement after the dawn of the Cognitive Revolution as what?

4. Harari states that "the most unique feature of Sapiens language" (24) is that it provides its speakers with what?

5. Harari states that throughout the text, he will use the term human to refer to whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author state about the negative effects of agriculture on the human race?

2. How does Harari define the term history?

3. 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?

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. What is the author's definition of the word natural and how does he support his claim?

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

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 ultimate message is Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens sending about the future of the human race and how does he go about sending this message to the reader?

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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