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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harari claims that "life has no script, no playwright, no director, no producer, and ____________."
(a) No reality.
(b) No free will.
(c) No meaning.
(d) No power.

2. What does Harari call the nemesis of the modern economy?
(a) Socialist Humanism.
(b) Out-dated religious beliefs.
(c) Ecological collapse.
(d) Unemployment.

3. What does Harari call "The greatest scientific discovery"?
(a) The discovery of germs.
(b) The discovery of cyborg technology.
(c) The discovery of ignorance.
(d) The discovery of new energy sources.

4. According to Harai, where is the most interesting place in the world from a religious standpoint?
(a) Silicon Valley.
(b) The Bible Belt.
(c) The Islamic State.
(d) Jerusalem.

5. A Mattersight algorithm uses what information to direct callers to the best customer service person for them?
(a) GPS location and phone number verification.
(b) Tone of voice and words you use.
(c) Personal data and source of the call.
(d) Area code and type of problem.

6. What is the new species that will develop when Homo Sapiens is extinct?
(a) Superhumans.
(b) Homo Deus.
(c) Homogeneous.
(d) Homo Erectus.

7. In medieval Europe, if people wanted the answer to an important question, they would do which of the following?
(a) Think about their experiences and read scriptures.
(b) Read scriptures and use logic.
(c) Ask their priest.
(d) Read scriptures and pray.

8. What device is the U.S. army developing to improve a soldier's decision-making process?
(a) Virtual reality goggles.
(b) Implanted computer chips.
(c) An attention helmet.
(d) An immersion chamber.

9. In a free market, what determines whether a product is good or whether it is bad?
(a) Company profits.
(b) Economic gains.
(c) Persuasive marketing tactics.
(d) The customer.

10. For what purpose is the U.S. military experimenting with implanting computer chips in the brains of soldiers?
(a) To treat patients suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome or PTSD.
(b) To lessen their fear during battle.
(c) To treat physical injuries sustained in battle.
(d) To control soldiers remotely.

11. Who are many of the volunteers research professors use in their experiments?
(a) Family members.
(b) Colleagues.
(c) Voters.
(d) College students.

12. Under the Modern Covenant, humans give up meaning for what?
(a) Economic growth.
(b) Power.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Immortality.

13. What revolutionary strategy did Oakland Athletics manager Billy Beane use to select the best baseball players?
(a) He hacked the competition's database.
(b) He posted information on Twitter.
(c) He developed the system of player statistics.
(d) He used a computer algorithm developed by economists.

14. What economic and political system adheres to the principles of a free market?
(a) Authoritarianism.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Communism.

15. According to Harari, what is the only place where free will exists?
(a) Within a liberal government.
(b) In religious beliefs.
(c) In the theory of evolution.
(d) In our imaginary stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kept people in the Middle Ages from making advances in science?

2. Humanism changed our perception of war and its focus on heroes and generals to _____________.

3. Humans can do whatever they choose and are only constrained by what?

4. What two selves does Harari claim humans have?

5. Science undermines liberalism and what other humanist belief?

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