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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Alberto, the Romantic Movement tends to degenerate into what?
(a) The hippie counter-culture in the early 1800s.
(b) Nothingness.
(c) A conservative and introverted movement.
(d) All answers are correct.

2. Hegel states that prior philosophies search for what?
(a) Needs.
(b) Hope.
(c) Desires.
(d) Universals.

3. According to Marx, what causes historical change?
(a) Uprising of the poor.
(b) Failing of political leaders.
(c) Material and economic factors.
(d) Educated masses.

4. What does Kierkegaard's philosophy emphasize?
(a) Largess.
(b) Conformity.
(c) Individuality.
(d) Rebellion.

5. What is Berkeley's theory toward perceptions?
(a) All people should only trust their own.
(b) He doubts them all.
(c) They don't really exist.
(d) God should guide us, not perceptions.

6. When Darwin begins his studies, how is he best described?
(a) A Semite.
(b) A practical naturalist.
(c) A romantic.
(d) A neurotic scientist.

7. On June 14th, what does Hermes say?
(a) "Come home, Major."
(b) "Happy Birthday, Hilde."
(c) "Joanna, go away!"
(d) "Leave Sophie alone."

8. Where does Berkeley think all of our ideas originate?
(a) Our political leaders.
(b) Traditions and customs.
(c) Everything comes from God.
(d) Parents and elders.

9. During the Romantic era, what could dramas be written about?
(a) Odd couples becoming popular.
(b) Something ordinarily seen as absurd.
(c) Teenagers and the pain they suffer while dating.
(d) Love gone bad.

10. Where does "Sophie's World" exist?
(a) An imaginary planet.
(b) Paris.
(c) New York.
(d) A material world outside of human consciousness.

11. What ideals characterize the Romantic period?
(a) Care for the fairer sex.
(b) It is subjective, based on the feelings and inclinations of the individual.
(c) Love is the center of all its themes.
(d) Charity and devotion to the less fortunate.

12. What is the HMS Beagle?
(a) The exit that the Major takes at the airport.
(b) A ship Darwin takes to South America.
(c) The car at Sophie's party.
(d) The type of dog Hermes is.

13. What does Hilde agree with Alberto about concerning her father's treatment of the characters?
(a) His career takes precedence over everything.
(b) He is dangerous.
(c) He is too manipulating.
(d) His demeanor is snobbish.

14. What trails the plane that Alberto and Sophie see?
(a) Black smoke.
(b) Another plane.
(c) A banner saying "Happy Birthday, Hilde."
(d) A skydiver.

15. What does the devil say about Faust's life?
(a) It was just as God planned.
(b) Faust didn't live fully.
(c) It was totally meaningless.
(d) Faust lived as he wanted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What upsets Sophie after she hears the lesson on Berkeley?

2. Where does Hume believe human ethics come from?

3. What situation does Alberto apply Hume's argument to?

4. What does Hilde's mother admit to Hilde concerning a belonging?

5. What is the role of a philosopher, according to Hegel?

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