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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. How does Hilde feel about Sophie?

2. What does Aladdin bring when he visits Alberto and Sophie?

3. As the garden party ends, what do Sophie and Alberto do?

4. What best describes Romantic novels?

5. How does Kant explain the place of faith in people's lives?

Short Essay Questions

1. Was the point of view change in the story effective? Why?

2. Were you confused by Darwin's theory at all? Explain how you were or weren't.

3. Why does the old woman take Sophie and Alberto to the storybook character's camp?

4. Why does Sophie become shocked when she sees "Sophie's World" on a bookshelf?

5. Freud analyzes dreams. What sort of dreams do people analyze today? Why would people want to analyze their dreams?

6. How does Freud relate to the theme "bravery" of this novel?

7. Marx saw problems where workers did not control their workspaces. Is this true today, or is it only applicable during Marx's time? Can you think of an example?

8. Hume believes that ethics come from sentiments and customs. How does this belief apply to Alberto?

9. Why do the Ingebrightsens become upset with Alberto's speech?

10. Do you agree with Hegel that philosophers should be mirrors that reflect ideas of their time? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate all of the narrators. Which narrator do you prefer? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Now that the book is completed, look back at the characters. Were they all believable from the beginning? Would you think differently of them now? Analyze how realistic and believable these characters are.

Essay Topic 3

The overlap of philosophy and religion in the book is a common debate in our culture. How great is the overlap in the book? Does Sophie react to this debate? Is her reaction realistic? Why?

1) Include at least three solid examples to explain how these topics overlap.

2) Comment on Sophie's reaction to this overlap. Is her reaction to the specific examples realistic?

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