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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, the Postcards, Chapter 14, Two Cultures.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Parmenides believe?
(a) Everything has no real change.
(b) No one ever dies.
(c) Humans need Gods for confidence.
(d) Only children can change.

2. What does Sophie's dad do for a living?
(a) Grocer.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) A captain on an oil tanker.
(d) CPA.

3. What do philosophers keep that babies have and adults lose?
(a) Their sense of wonder.
(b) The ability to rest.
(c) Their hunger.
(d) Trust.

4. Whose letter comes to Sophie's house?
(a) Hilde's father's.
(b) The cat's.
(c) Her religious teacher's.
(d) Hermes'.

5. How does Empedocles try to organize the world?
(a) In tiers according to age and gender.
(b) With people at the top of the hierarchy.
(c) Around the four basic elements.
(d) By historical facts.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Sophie when the novel opens?

2. How does Sophie surprise Joanna after they finish classes?

3. What does Sophie find in her room with the name "Hilde" written on it?

4. What comprises Sophie's myth?

5. What grade does the teacher give Sophie on her religious knowledge test?

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