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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. To whom does Harari allude when discussing "an objective phenomenon" (116)?
2. The last Ice Age that happened on Earth occurred during what span of time?
3. The mammoths of Wrangel disappeared about how long ago?
4. Whom does Harari name as the culprit behind the negative effects of the Agricultural Revolution on Homo sapiens?
5. More than what percentage of the calories that feed humanity come from plants domesticated by our ancestors between 9,500 and 3,500 BC?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are two examples of templates for collective action?
2. For what purpose does the author include a table at the start of the text that presents a timeline of human history?
3. What chain of events does Harari name as eventually leading to the appearance of the species Homo sapiens?
4. 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?
5. What is Harari's assessment of the opportunities created by sapiens' use of fictive language?
6. What is the author's definition of the word natural and how does he support his claim?
7. For what purpose does Harari make particular points about extinction in the final passages of Chapter Four?
8. 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?
9. What does the author state about the negative effects of agriculture on the human race?
10. 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?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
What message is Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens sending regarding the source of human unhappiness?
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