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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 names Sapiens' first achievement after the dawn of the Cognitive Revolution as what?
2. What does Harari NOT list as a factor that prevents "people from realising that the order organising our lives exists only in their imagination" (112)?
3. What does Harari NOT provide as an example of an imagined order?
4. What is the meaning of the term quipu?
5. Species that have evolved from a common ancestor are grouped together under what heading?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author emphasize his view that societal orders are imagined?
2. For what purpose does Harari make particular points about extinction in the final passages of Chapter Four?
3. What are two examples of templates for collective action?
4. What does the author state about the negative effects of agriculture on the human race?
5. What is the focus of the chapter entitled History's Biggest Fraud?
6. Analyze Harari's use of the term “curtain of silence” (61) within his discussion of our limited understanding of human history.
7. What examples does the author provide for his claim that societal orders are imagined, rather than objective?
8. Harari uses his observation about foraging sapiens versus agricultural sapiens to support what larger claim within the book?
9. 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?
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
Discuss the author's decision to include humor within the text of Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens. What purpose did the author have in mind when including these instances of humor and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the use of Biblical allusions within Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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