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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 9-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harari asserts that barley has what type of intrinsic value?
(a) Financial.
(b) Aesthetic.
(c) Biological.
(d) Material.

2. Part Three of Sapiens is entitled "The" what "of Humankind" (162)?
(a) Unification.
(b) Crown Jewel.
(c) Destruction.
(d) Stupidity.

3. To what novel is Harari alluding when he discusses the ability to "believe six impossible things before breakfast" (24)?
(a) The Picture of Dorian Gray.
(b) Alice in Wonderland.
(c) The Age of Innocence.
(d) Pippi Longstocking.

4. The measurement called a sila was equivalent to how many gallons?
(a) Two gallons.
(b) A quarter of a gallon.
(c) A half a gallon.
(d) One gallon.

5. Harari asserts that "Prior to the Cognitive Revolution, humans of all species lived exclusively" (63) where?
(a) On the Euro-Asian landmass.
(b) On the landmass of the Americas.
(c) On the Austral-Asian landmass.
(d) On the Afro-Asian landmass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Biologists classify organisms into what?

2. What is NOT provided as an example of a full script?

3. The first coins in history were created around what year?

4. What term does Harari define as "a system of human norms and values that is founded on a belief in a superhuman order" (209)?

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

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