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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What guise does Sophie arrange so she can meet Alberto in person?
(a) She spends the night at Joanna's house.
(b) She joins a church.
(c) She has activities after school.
(d) She goes to a movie theatre.

2. How often does Sophie see her father?
(a) The last Friday of each month.
(b) He is only gone a few weeks out of the year.
(c) He is away most of the time.
(d) Every night at dinner.

3. What tool does the God Thor use?
(a) Phillips screwdriver.
(b) Saw.
(c) Wrench.
(d) Hammer.

4. According to Anaxagoras, what are seeds?
(a) Infinitely divisible particles.
(b) Grass and food for humans.
(c) The young of a group.
(d) Potential of ideas.

5. What lesson with the topic of Plato and Socrates is presented?
(a) Doing the right thing and knowing what you do not know.
(b) Helping those in need.
(c) Giving more than you have.
(d) Ignoring material possessions and living alone.

6. What does the doll that Alberto shows Sophie symbolize?
(a) Youth.
(b) The fleetingness of life.
(c) The courageousness of parents.
(d) Death.

7. What do the envelopes have in common?
(a) Both are typed.
(b) Neither has stamps.
(c) Both are blue.
(d) Neither are glued shut.

8. What does Sophie take from the Major's cabin?
(a) Paddles and lifesavers.
(b) A book.
(c) A scarf.
(d) An envelope addressed to her.

9. Who designed the first Academy?
(a) Freud.
(b) Plato.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Jesus.

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

11. After Sophie's Renaissance lesson, where does she find her bus fare?
(a) On the street.
(b) In her pocket.
(c) Outside a grocery store.
(d) Alberto gives it to her.

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

13. How does Sophie feel toward drug use?
(a) Drugs kill brain cells.
(b) Drugs provide new opportunities.
(c) Drugs make people duller.
(d) Drugs increase awareness.

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

15. How does Sophie surprise Joanna after they finish classes?
(a) Sophie is so intrigued by Philosophy that she does not want to play cards or badminton.
(b) Sophie admits to skipping school to read her new book.
(c) Sophie attempts to coerce Joanna into cheating with her on a test.
(d) Joanna tries to make weekend plans, but Sophie ignores her and hurts her feelings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sophie see on the inside of a banana peel?

2. When Sophie confides in Alberto about her discovery after her dream, how does Alberto react?

3. What is 'Plato's Dialogues'?

4. What is Spinoza's philosophy?

5. When do white envelopes arrive for Sophie?

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