What is the primary reason Harari gives for Homo sapiens dominating other human species?
A) Superior physical strength
B) Use of fire
C) Collective belief in shared myths
D) Advanced tool-making
Which revolution allowed humans to develop language and imagination?
A) Agricultural Revolution
B) Cognitive Revolution
C) Industrial Revolution
D) Scientific Revolution
What does Harari call the “greatest fraud in history”?
A) The invention of money
B) The Agricultural Revolution
C) The rise of empires
D) The Scientific Revolution
What key concept enabled large-scale human cooperation, according to Harari?
A) Genetic adaptation
B) Imagined realities (shared myths)
C) Religious dogma
D) Military conquest
Which of the following is not one of Harari’s four key revolutions in human history?
A) Cognitive Revolution
B) Industrial Revolution
C) Agricultural Revolution
D) Scientific Revolution
What does Harari argue was the primary result of the Agricultural Revolution for individuals?
A) Increased leisure time
B) Worse quality of life
C) Genetic superiority
D) Religious enlightenment
Which system does Harari credit with unifying humanity across continents?
A) Empires, money, and universal religions
B) Military alliances
C) Genetic engineering
D) Socialist utopias
What does Harari identify as the catalyst for the Scientific Revolution?
A) The printing press
B) The discovery of the New World
C) Admitting ignorance and empirical observation
D) Religious reformation
What does Harari argue is the most powerful shared fiction in human history?
A) Religion
B) Money
C) Nations
D) Human rights
Which revolution does Harari associate with the rise of capitalism and imperialism?
A) Cognitive Revolution
B) Agricultural Revolution
C) Scientific Revolution
D) Industrial Revolution
Early Hominid
You’re just evolving – don’t worry, every great thinker started somewhere in the Stone Age!
Fire Discoverer
You’ve got the spark! You’re making progress through humanity’s long and winding story.
Sapiens Supreme
You’ve mastered the journey from foragers to philosophers – Harari would be proud of your cognitive leap!
