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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. What other object did coins replace when they came along in history?

2. On what date did humans land on the moon?

3. At the time that Cortes invaded Mexico, what did its citizens call themselves?

4. What is hubris?

5. Harari asserts that barley has what type of intrinsic value?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Yuval Noah Harari define culture and what does he assert about its mutability?

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

3. How does Harari define the term "culturism" (303)?

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

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

6. What is Harari's message regarding people's tendency to discriminate against outsiders?

7. According to Harari, how did the Scientific Revolution affect humankind's notion of progress?

8. After Harari describes the rise of Europe as a locus of power in the world, what caveat does he make?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of three of the text's main symbols. How do these symbols connect to the work's overall themes and messages?

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

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?

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