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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. The Mesoamerican World comprised which parts of earth in 1450 AD?

2. On what date did humans land on the moon?

3. What causes a particular science to be designated as an exact science?

4. Prior to 1500, what two fields were considered to be entirely separate from one another?

5. More than what percentage of all money in the world "exists only on computer servers" (178)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What connections does Harari draw among capitalism, modern science, and the emergence of European imperialism?

2. What is Harari's view of capitalism and what are two counterarguments he addresses?

3. How does Yuval Noah Harari define culture and what does he assert about its mutability?

4. For what purpose does Harari include the painting called Franklin's Experiment within the chapter entitled The Discovery of Ignorance?

5. How does Harari link the state of the modern economy to his view that quality of life is not guaranteed or predetermined to improve as time passes?

6. What is the author's view of the existence of an authentic, pure, and untouched culture?

7. What evidence does Harari use to demonstrate the profound effect that empires and their belief systems have had on history, even among those cultures that consider themselves anti-imperialist?

8. What is Harari's purpose for alluding to the launching of the Great Survey of India that occurred on "10 April 1802" (297)?

9. What evidence does Harari provide for his assertion that "the practices of empire-builders were entangled with those of scientists"? (296)

10. What is Harari's view of how the Cook expedition marked a turning point within European history?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of three of the text's main symbols. How do these symbols connect to the work's overall themes and messages?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author utilize or discuss irony within Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens? Discuss at least three uses of irony within the book and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the narrative.

Essay Topic 3

What message is Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens sending regarding the source of human unhappiness?

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