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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did the idea of having green lawns around dwellings begin?
(a) In the Middle Ages.
(b) In ancient Greece.
(c) In the early 20th century.
(d) With the invention of tennis.

3. What French philosopher believed only humans feel and crave?
(a) Voltaire.
(b) Albert Einstein.
(c) Rene Descartes.
(d) Denis Diderot.

4. Instead of fearing asteroids, climate change, or volcanoes, what should we fear, according to the author?
(a) Science.
(b) Birds.
(c) Domesticated animals.
(d) Ourselves.

5. Why did the U.S. ban creating three parent babies?
(a) Ethical concerns.
(b) Economic impact.
(c) Social implications.
(d) Religious beliefs.

6. As a result of the Agricultural Revolution, humans insured the survival and reproduction of domesticated animals while ignoring what?
(a) The natural habitat of animals.
(b) Population control.
(c) The means of distribution.
(d) The subjective needs of animals.

7. Education used to focus on educating students. What does education focus on now?
(a) Increasing teacher salaries.
(b) Getting high marks.
(c) Reducing class sizes.
(d) Understanding literature.

8. Who was the person that saved thousands of Jews during World War II by providing visas even after he was told not to?
(a) Mao Zedong.
(b) John Phillips Sousa.
(c) Karl Marx.
(d) Aristides de Sousa Mendes.

9. Religion is interested in order while science is interested in ___________.
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Power.
(c) Technology.
(d) Advancement.

10. What could be considered a new kind of myth?
(a) Chinese proverbs.
(b) Fundamentalist stories.
(c) Humanist theories.
(d) Scientific theories.

11. Science deals with facts but cannot make __________.
(a) Moral claims.
(b) Political judgments.
(c) Liberal dogma.
(d) Ethical judgments.

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

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

14. What does the author claim is more dangerous than gunpowder?
(a) Gluten.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Salt.
(d) Sugar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The invention of writing enabled humans to organize societies in what manner?

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

3. Harari states that what is written on a form is far more important than what?

4. What percentage of Americans believe God created humans in their current form?

5. How much of our bodily activities are accomplished without conscious feelings?

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