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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. The mammoths of Wrangel disappeared about how long ago?

2. To whom does Harari allude when discussing "an objective phenomenon" (116)?

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

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

5. Horses had been domesticated by what year in history?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author emphasize his view that societal orders are imagined?

2. What does the author name as the most important step in convincing people to believe a shared myth?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What evidence does the author provide for his claim that what is beneficial to the species as a whole is not always beneficial to individuals?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What message is Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens sending regarding the source of human unhappiness?

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

How does Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens employ the use or rejection of fallacy and how does the inclusion or discussion of fallacy help the author to prove particular points made within the text?

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