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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which name of a god is NOT listed among the leading deities of the Mesopotamian pantheon?
(a) Enlil.
(b) Anu.
(c) Murabi.
(d) Marduk.

2. How long ago did the Big Bang take place?
(a) 6.5 billion years ago.
(b) 13.5 billion years ago.
(c) 80 million years ago.
(d) 45 trillion years ago.

3. Harari describes an important moment long ago when "a single female ape had two daughters. One became the ancestor of all chimpanzees, the other is our own grandmother" (5). How long ago did this occur?
(a) 6 million years ago.
(b) 2 million years ago.
(c) 30 million years ago.
(d) 9 million years ago.

4. The Hammurabi code divides people into two genders and three classes. What is NOT one of the three classes mentioned in the Hammurabi Code?
(a) Superior people.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Commoners.
(d) Gods.

5. The first mega-empires appeared in what part of the world?
(a) Australia.
(b) South America.
(c) The Middle East.
(d) Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harari states that throughout the text, he will use the term Sapiens to refer to whom?

2. Harari names Sapiens' first achievement after the dawn of the Cognitive Revolution as what?

3. What did NOT appear during the Cognitive Revolution?

4. Harari uses the example of a child's imaginary friend to demonstrate the qualities of what term?

5. The last Ice Age that happened on Earth occurred during what span of time?

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