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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 control soldiers remotely.
(d) To treat physical injuries sustained in battle.

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

3. Why were animal rights activists concerned about the robo-rat experiments?
(a) They were concerned the rats would be permanently damaged.
(b) They always protest animal experiments.
(c) They believed the experiments were a waste of time.
(d) They were concerned that the rats were suffering.

4. Who famously declared that God is dead?
(a) Adolph Hitler.
(b) Karl Marx.
(c) Benito Mussolini.
(d) Frederich Nietzsche.

5. What ability are humans losing because they constantly check social media and email?
(a) Paying attention.
(b) Planning ahead.
(c) Driving safely.
(d) Thinking.

6. Harari claims that humans are not individuals they are _________.
(a) Dividuals.
(b) Multi-dimensional.
(c) Subjective algorithms.
(d) Dualities.

7. What experiment do scientists conduct in robo-rat laboratories?
(a) They test the rat's stamina.
(b) They control what rats do using implanted electrodes.
(c) They train rats to perform mundane tasks.
(d) They provide pleasant experiences for the rats.

8. After World War I, what social movement did President Woodrow Wilson begin to support?
(a) Anti-slavery.
(b) Selective service.
(c) Civil rights.
(d) Women's sufferage.

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

10. What did scientists discover when they opened the proverbial Sapiens black box?
(a) Evolution influences experiences.
(b) Human experiences are random.
(c) Liberalism is a myth.
(d) There is no soul, no free will, and no self.

11. What movement changed the formula for gaining knowledge to Knowledge = Empirical Data x Mathematics?
(a) The Scientific Revolution.
(b) The Free Market.
(c) The Industrial Revolution.
(d) Economic Growth.

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

13. What did philosophers and prophets believe would happen if people stopped believing in a great cosmic plan?
(a) Law and order would vanish.
(b) God would die.
(c) Religions would cease to exist.
(d) Everyone would go to hell.

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

15. Humanism claims that instead of looking to a supreme being or authority to define meaning, people should rely on _______.
(a) Scientific advancement.
(b) What society believes is right.
(c) Their own feelings and desires.
(d) Evolutionary principles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pamphlet written by Karl Marx claims the modern world positively requires uncertainty and disturbance?

2. What has replaced deploying large armies in today's military?

3. Where does Harari say new religions will come from?

4. In a free market, what determines whether a product is good or whether it is bad?

5. Why is revamping the human mind dangerous?

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