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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. Wheat and goats had been domesticated by what year in history?

2. More than what percentage of the calories that feed humanity come from plants domesticated by our ancestors between 9,500 and 3,500 BC?

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

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

5. Harari uses the example of a child's imaginary friend to demonstrate the qualities of what term?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. How does Harari define the term history?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author’s use of characterization methods to portray his own persona within the narrative. What effects do these characterization methods have on the themes and messages inherent in Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author utilize or discuss irony within Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens? Discuss at least three uses of irony within the book and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the narrative.

Essay Topic 3

Examine how Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens invites readers to learn particular lessons from the author's own experiences and to apply those lessons to their own lives. How does the author accomplish this goal and how does this goal relate to the overarching themes of the text?

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