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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sophie confides in Alberto about her discovery after her dream, how does Alberto react?
(a) He slams a door.
(b) He cries.
(c) He says nothing.
(d) He says it is a cheap trick.

2. During the Renaissance, what did philosophers believe?
(a) Man was created in the image of the Creator.
(b) Man is smarter than God.
(c) Man needs to worship multiple Gods.
(d) Man wants to please God.

3. How does Plato use math and geometry?
(a) To build houses.
(b) To aid him in obtaining true knowledge.
(c) To teach others less fortunate.
(d) To gain money.

4. What does Sophie call her secret spot?
(a) Her basket.
(b) Tranquility.
(c) The nest.
(d) The den.

5. How does Thor dress to fool the giants?
(a) As circus folk, similar to a clown.
(b) As a priest.
(c) As a deer.
(d) As a woman, a goddess.

6. What question does Sophie ask herself as she looks in the mirror after she reads her first note?
(a) Why was she placed here?
(b) Where should she go next?
(c) Would her parents love her if she was a boy?
(d) Would she be a different person if she had a different name?

7. When Sophie is in the Major's cabin, what reflects back at her from the mirror?
(a) Her mother.
(b) A crying girl.
(c) Alberto, shaking his head.
(d) Another girl who winks at her.

8. What does the note say inside Sophie's first envelope?
(a) Where do you belong?
(b) Who are you?
(c) What is here?
(d) What are you doing?

9. What are the teacher's thoughts concerning Sophie's religious exam?
(a) That her approach was rude.
(b) That she copied her answers.
(c) That her answers are incredible.
(d) That her knowledge is limited.

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

11. What do the big brown envelopes that arrive for Sophie contain?
(a) Course material.
(b) Black and white pictures.
(c) Videos.
(d) Postcards.

12. What do the Arabs develop in the 1200s?
(a) Early recording systems.
(b) Writing.
(c) Moving pictures.
(d) Science.

13. Where does Sophie live?
(a) In the middle of town.
(b) A tall apartment complex.
(c) On the edge of the woods.
(d) A shady duplex.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose letter comes to Sophie's house?

2. Where do Sophie and Joanna camp?

3. Who are the Sophists?

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

5. What is 'Plato's Dialogues'?

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