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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Empedocles believe plays a role in bringing things together?
(a) Love.
(b) Health.
(c) Communication.
(d) Technology.

2. Where do Sophie and Joanna camp?
(a) Their school's playground.
(b) Joanna's backyard.
(c) The Grouse top.
(d) The lake house.

3. Who are the Sophists?
(a) Gods Alberto lectures about.
(b) People related to Sophie.
(c) Men who charge for philosophical lessons.
(d) Teachers competing for Alberto's job.

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

5. Why does Alberto begin teaching Sophie in person?
(a) He is tired of writing her lessons.
(b) The lessons become more complicated.
(c) He needs to travel with her.
(d) Hilde's father is coming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jesus say that he wants to bring to the whole world?

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

3. During the Renaissance, what did philosophers believe?

4. Who designed the first Academy?

5. What lesson with the topic of Plato and Socrates is presented?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sophie's den symbolic of? How?

2. Is Sophie's mother's reaction to her daughter's studies and new attitude realistic? Why?

3. Characterize Sophie's religion teacher when she questioned Sophie's answers on a test.

4. Why were ancient people angry when they spoke to Socrates and he claimed not to know anything?

5. What are some of the increasingly odd connections between Sophie and HIlde? What do they mean?

6. Socrates could have escaped death through exile, but refused. What does this act say about his character?

7. Sophie immediately thinks about the first question, "Who are you?" How does this indirectly characterize her?

8. When Sophie sees another girl in mirror who winks back at her with both eyes, what does this foreshadow?

9. Why does Sophie's mother handle her daughter's relationship with Alberto so calmly?

10. Why would ancient people make up such elaborate stories to explain how their world works?

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