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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 ability are humans losing because they constantly check social media and email?

2. Harari states that economic growth could be considered a religion because it provides solutions to which of life's dilemmas?

3. What revolutionary strategy did Oakland Athletics manager Billy Beane use to select the best baseball players?

4. Harari claims that "life has no script, no playwright, no director, no producer, and ____________."

5. What does Harari call "The greatest scientific discovery"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the mid-twentieth century, what was the treatment used for individuals with epilepsy when all other treatments failed?

2. What did the computer Watson do that changed the perception of artificial intelligence?

3. What is socialist humanism?

4. What is evolutionary humanism?

5. What do socialist humanists claim happens when liberal humanists focus only on themselves?

6. What happens when everyone begins using the same oracle and believing the same oracle?

7. Why was German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized for her comments to a teenage Palestinian refugee girl?

8. Politicians and economists insist growth is vital for what three reasons?

9. Where do many research professors find volunteers for their experiments and tests?

10. What is FOMO and why is it a problem?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Upon what basis do modern scientists dismiss the existence of God and the existence of the human soul?

Essay Topic 2

What does Harari mean by the expression "the sanctity of written records"?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the author's position about why the theory of evolution ignites so much controversy.

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