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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. Who developed the theory of evolution?
(a) Sigmund Freud.
(b) Albert Einstein.
(c) Harry Harlow.
(d) Charles Darwin.

2. Why does the theory of evolution reject the idea of a human soul?
(a) Evolution is strictly physical.
(b) The soul is invisible.
(c) The soul has no parts.
(d) The soul is a myth.

3. For what was Santino the chimpanzee at the Furuvik Zoo known?
(a) Throwing rocks at visitors to the zoo.
(b) Solving math problems.
(c) Hiding whenever people were around.
(d) Escaping from his cage.

4. Religious stories almost always have three parts: ethical judgments, factual statements, and ___________.
(a) Relevant historical examples.
(b) Philosophical guidelines.
(c) A combination of ethical judgments and factual statements.
(d) Ethical authority.

5. What does Harari claim is necessary for scientific advancements?
(a) Economic growth.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Humanism.
(d) Natural selection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What culture invented writing and money?

2. According to Harari, what made it possible for Egyptians to build the great pyramids?

3. Scientists claim biblical Judaism was not a scripture-based religion, it was a(n) __________.

4. What written document helped thousands of Jews escape Nazi persecution in France?

5. When people follow an algorithmic social structure, how do individuals function in the algorithm?

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