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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I - Homo Sapiens Conquers the World: The Anthropocene.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harari compares the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden to what revolution?
(a) The Information Age.
(b) The American Revolution.
(c) The Industrial Revolution.
(d) The Agricultural Revolution.

2. In what religious philosophy do humans replace gods?
(a) Liberalist.
(b) Scientific.
(c) Humanist.
(d) Agricultural.

3. What is biological engineering?
(a) Making changes to human DNA and the genetic code.
(b) Scientists who also study engineering.
(c) Adding non-organic devices to the human body.
(d) The development of super powers.

4. What British mathematician developed the Turing Test?
(a) Charles Darwin.
(b) Clever Hans.
(c) John Mills.
(d) Alan Turing.

5. What does the book's title, Homo Deus, mean?
(a) Immortal Humans.
(b) Two Humanities.
(c) Human God.
(d) Same God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the fate of domesticated animals particularly harsh?

2. Humans learned to ensure that animals could survive and reproduce but what did humans ignore?

3. What are the three uncontrollable forces of nature Harari believes man has conquered?

4. Instead of fearing asteroids, climate change, or volcanoes, what should we fear, according to the author?

5. What hunter-gatherer society still embraces the principles of animism?

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