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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II - Homo Sapiens Gives Meaning to the World: The Humanist Revolution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Scientists believe emotions are actually ______.
(a) Mystical phenomenon.
(b) Subjective attitudes.
(c) Religious manifestations.
(d) Biochemical algorithms.

2. Harari referred to algorithms as __________.
(a) The doorway to cyborg engineering.
(b) An overrated concept.
(c) The new revolution in thinking.
(d) The single most important concept in our world.

3. To what modern concept are the living-god pharaohs compared?
(a) Tax collecting.
(b) Personal brands.
(c) Monotheism.
(d) Agricultural conglomerates.

4. To what does modern science compare the human brain?
(a) A steam engine.
(b) An electrical storm.
(c) A self-driving car.
(d) A computer.

5. Humanism is divided into which three branches?
(a) Liberal, Socialist, Economic.
(b) Economic, Scientific, Liberal.
(c) Socialist, Economic, Scientific.
(d) Liberal, Socialist, Evolutionary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harari believe upsets many people about the theory of evolution?

2. According to Harari, what is the correct classification of sensations and emotions?

3. What British mathematician developed the Turing Test?

4. Ethical judgments and factual statements result in __________.

5. Who was the person that saved thousands of Jews during World War II by providing visas even after he was told not to?

(see the answer key)

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