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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Problem of Other Minds?

2. As a result of the Agricultural Revolution, humans insured the survival and reproduction of domesticated animals while ignoring what?

3. For what was Santino the chimpanzee at the Furuvik Zoo known?

4. Who developed the theory of evolution?

5. Animists believe ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harari refer to as the closest thing to a global constitution?

2. How does Harari interpret the saying, "God helps those who help themselves"?

3. What is the official epoch we live in today? Why does the author suggest the epoch should be called the Anthropocene epoch?

4. Why will humans keep striving for something better?

5. What is an algorithm?

6. Why does the author state that in practice the life of an American is valued more than the life of an Afghan?

7. According to Harari, what are the key interests of religion and science respectively?

8. What do monotheists believe is the human spark that makes homo sapiens superior to other animals?

9. What culture invented writing and money?

10. What are some of the ways domesticated farm animals are exploited?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is "The Odd Couple" Harari refers to in the title of Chapter 5? Explain why he chose the title.

Essay Topic 2

Harari declares, "Sugar is now more dangerous than gunpowder" (15). What point is the author trying to make with this metaphor?

Essay Topic 3

Harari states that terrorists are weak and they use others to accomplish their desired ends. On what premise does Harari base this claim?

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