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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the introductory letter to Philosophy say?
(a) It gives a calendar of the course.
(b) It lists several books for Sophie to read before her next lesson.
(c) It proposes many questions.
(d) It simply has a phone number and address.

2. When Sophie's mother sees her playing with Legos, what does Sophie tell her mother?
(a) That she is doing an experiment.
(b) That she misses her younger years.
(c) That she is doing homework.
(d) That she is having a hard time right now.

3. Politically, what is the Baroque period characterized with?
(a) Peace and equality.
(b) Assassinations and revolts.
(c) Anger and ignorance.
(d) Waste and vulgarity.

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

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

6. Overall, what are the philosophers of the Baroque period like?
(a) Mediocre students.
(b) Extreme idealists.
(c) Conservative realists.
(d) Enlightened classists.

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

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

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

10. What is the Indo-European's view of history?
(a) We can learn very little from history.
(b) History cannot repeat itself.
(c) Teachers distort history.
(d) Cycles of history that start over again.

11. What does Plato believe human beings get caught in?
(a) Work and money struggles.
(b) Abuse and neglect of the young.
(c) The darkness of day-to-day perception.
(d) Confusion over Gods.

12. What is Albert Knag's occupation?
(a) A Certified Public Accountant.
(b) A General in the U.S. Air Force.
(c) A mechanical engineer.
(d) A Norwegian Major in the U.N. Forces.

13. Where is Sophie going to invite Alberto?
(a) To her school.
(b) On a camping trip.
(c) To her birthday party.
(d) To a coffee shop.

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 old is Sophie when the novel opens?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Baruch Spinoza excommunicated?

2. What warning does Sophie receive concerning her teacher, from her teacher?

3. What does Sophie's mother think of the letters she receives?

4. How does Plato use math and geometry?

5. When Alberto shows Sophie a computer, how does Major Albert Knag appear?

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