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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. Where does Hume believe human ethics come from?

2. After philosophers who are rationalists, what is the shift toward?

3. According to Alberto, what happens to Romantics when they reach the age of 30?

4. According to Hegel, how does constant change come about?

5. Whom does Sophie meet in her travels?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Hilde still believes that Sophie and Alberto exist on some level. What is the author's attitude toward the subject? Why?

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

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

6. Kierkegaard coined the slogan, "Question Authority." Write about two instances where you have seen this slogan used in our culture.

7. To Hegel, truth is not a set thing, but something that changes. What do you think of this theory? Why?

8. What is the author's tone toward Sophie and her mother in the Berkley chapter? Why?

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

After finishing this novel, did any of your world, life or religious views change? How?

Essay Topic 2

What is ironic about the novel's title? What forms of irony are at play? As the book progresses, does the form of irony shift? How?

Essay Topic 3

How does Freud's dream analysis connect to Sophie and Alberto since they are in a dream?

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