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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 Storytellers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which country was the first to recognize animals as sentient beings?
(a) Austrailia.
(b) Canada.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) Great Britian.

2. What is the single greatest constant in history?
(a) People never change.
(b) The future is unknown.
(c) Everything changes.
(d) We always learn lessons.

3. Why do scientists believe in the mind, or consciousness, but not the soul?
(a) If you have a mind, you can think.
(b) The mind is part of the brain.
(c) The mind is a reality we can see.
(d) The soul has no visible flow.

4. What British explorer first landed on the island of Hawaii?
(a) Captain James Cook.
(b) Christopher Columbus.
(c) Francisco de Eguia.
(d) Galileo Galilei.

5. The invention of writing enabled humans to organize societies in what manner?
(a) Under commandments given by God.
(b) In an algorithmic fashion.
(c) In a hierarchical framework.
(d) As a bureaucratic society.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harari say humans must overcome to be like gods?

2. What common algorithm is used in cooking?

3. What Romanian dictator was stunned by someone who booed him during his speech?

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

5. In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh was considered what type of ruler?

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