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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 states that "the most remarkable and defining moment of the past 500 years came in" (249) what year?

2. Harari asserts that "Until the Scientific Revolution most human cultures did not believe in" (264) what?

3. Harari uses apples to point out the shortcomings in what system?

4. In what year did Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors invade Mexico?

5. More than what percentage of all money in the world "exists only on computer servers" (178)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Harari's treatment of the phenomenon of imperialism.

2. Analyze Harari's discussion of syncretism and its connection to both contradiction and success.

3. What distinction does Harari make between biological poverty and social poverty?

4. When Harari claims that "credit was not invented in modern Europe" (315), what does he say about its origin instead?

5. What flaw does Harari point out within the philosophies of Postmodernist thinkers?

6. For what purpose does Harari include the painting called Franklin's Experiment within the chapter entitled The Discovery of Ignorance?

7. What is the author's view of the existence of an authentic, pure, and untouched culture?

8. What is Harari's view of how the Cook expedition marked a turning point within European history?

9. What connections does Harari draw among capitalism, modern science, and the emergence of European imperialism?

10. How does Harari support his position that history is moving toward more unified and complex cultures?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the theme of subjective well-being portrayed in Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens? Examine the author's treatment of and messages regarding subjective well-being throughout the book.

Essay Topic 2

What ultimate message is Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens sending about the nature and value of continually examining the history of one’s own civilization?

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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