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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. In what year was The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy published?
2. Around what year did the first money appear in the world?
3. In what year did Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors invade Mexico?
4. The Aztec Empire at its pinnacle was much smaller than what modern-day nation?
5. When stating that "modern science differs from all previous traditions of knowledge in three major ways" (250), Harari states that one quality of modern science is "its centrality of observation" (251) and its centrality of what other element?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Harari see as the significance of the First Millennium BC?
2. What evidence does Harari provide for his assertion that "the practices of empire-builders were entangled with those of scientists"? (296)
3. What is the author's view of the existence of an authentic, pure, and untouched culture?
4. According to Harari, how did the Scientific Revolution affect humankind's notion of progress?
5. What is Harari's view of how the Cook expedition marked a turning point within European history?
6. What evidence does Harari use to demonstrate the profound effect that empires and their belief systems have had on history, even among those cultures that consider themselves anti-imperialist?
7. What distinction does Harari make between biological poverty and social poverty?
8. Discuss Harari's treatment of the phenomenon of imperialism.
9. What is Harari's message regarding people's tendency to discriminate against outsiders?
10. How does Harari define the term "culturism" (303)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Read the interview with the author included in the back of Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens. Write an essay explaining the connection between one of the author’s answers and a major theme presented within the text.
Essay Topic 3
What message is Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens sending regarding the nature of shared myths?
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