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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 Human Spark .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Harari say humans must overcome to be like gods?
(a) Death.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Malnutrition.
(d) Epidemics.

4. Why do scientists deny the existence of God?
(a) They are not religious.
(b) Science has better answers to difficult questions.
(c) The idea of God is old-fashioned.
(d) There is no empirical data to prove His existence.

5. Why does Harari say American lives are valued more than the lives of the average Afghan?
(a) Americans make more money than Afghans.
(b) America is larger than Afghanistan.
(c) Afghanistan is not as developed as America.
(d) More money is invested in the education, health and safety of Americans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harari compares the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden to what revolution?

2. Harari claims that humans are going to replace the principles of natural selection with what other principles?

3. What was the first deadly disease Europeans brought to North America?

4. Chekhov said if there was a gun in Act One, what would happen in Act Three?

5. What do traditional monotheists consider the unique spark that homo sapiens possess?

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