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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. Harari asserts that "an empire is defined solely by its" (190) what?
2. The Aztec Empire at its pinnacle was much smaller than what modern-day nation?
3. Harari states that "the most remarkable and defining moment of the past 500 years came in" (249) what year?
4. Most scholars of culture have concluded that every culture's "typical beliefs, norms, and values" (163) are what?
5. What causes a particular science to be designated as an exact science?
Short Essay Questions
1. What distinction does Harari make between biological poverty and social poverty?
2. How does Harari define the term "culturism" (303)?
3. 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?
4. What evidence does Harari provide for his assertion that "the practices of empire-builders were entangled with those of scientists"? (296)
5. According to Harari, how did the Scientific Revolution affect humankind's notion of progress?
6. How does Yuval Noah Harari define culture and what does he assert about its mutability?
7. What flaw does Harari point out within the philosophies of Postmodernist thinkers?
8. How does Harari support his position that history is moving toward more unified and complex cultures?
9. Discuss Harari's treatment of the phenomenon of imperialism.
10. What is the author's view of the existence of an authentic, pure, and untouched culture?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the use of Biblical allusions within Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's decision to include humor within the text of Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens. What purpose did the author have in mind when including these instances of humor and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?
Essay Topic 3
What message is Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens sending regarding the source of human unhappiness?
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