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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. What are the elves, dwarves and other creatures celebrating when Sophie and Alberto meet them?
2. What does Kierkegaard's philosophy emphasize?
3. Simone de Beauvoir in her book "The Second Sex" states that women can choose an identity that is what?
4. When Hilde looks in the brass mirror, what does she see?
5. When is Hilde's dad supposed to arrive home?
Short Essay Questions
1. Does Marx's idea of a classless society sound appealing? Why?
2. To Hegel, truth is not a set thing, but something that changes. What do you think of this theory? Why?
3. In the Enlightenment period, there is an impulse toward mass education and cultural optimism. Do you see any traces of these beliefs in our culture today? How?
4. What examples of natural selection do you know of?
5. Marx saw problems where workers did not control their workspaces. Is this true today, or is it only applicable during Marx's time? Can you think of an example?
6. What is the importance of the party becoming the theater of the absurd?
7. Why does Hilde get angry when her father orders her to finish the book before his return?
8. English philosophers think that Man is like a blank blackboard and ready to take in data collected by the senses. Does this apply to Sophie's philosophical lessons? How?
9. Why is it ironic that Sophie thinks Berkeley's theory is stupid?
10. Why does the old woman take Sophie and Alberto to the storybook character's camp?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is HIlde's life changed from studying philosophy? Why did her father want her to study these philosophers and their theories? What groundwork does it provide her in life?
Essay Topic 2
Sophie immediately begins her Philosophy assignments. Is it odd for a young girl to do this extra work when she does not know who sends it to her? Why? How does this indicate from the beginning that the novel will be a mix of the ordinary and bizarre?
Essay Topic 3
As the novel closes, what is Hilde's opinion of her father? Did this experience bring them closer or hurt their relationship? Why?
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