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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Philosophically, how are the Indians and Greeks connected?
(a) They help each other in times of war.
(b) Their educations are generally the same.
(c) Both regard elders the same.
(d) They share many of the same Gods.

2. What question does Sophie ask herself as she looks in the mirror after she reads her first note?
(a) Where should she go next?
(b) Why was she placed here?
(c) Would her parents love her if she was a boy?
(d) Would she be a different person if she had a different name?

3. How does Thor dress to fool the giants?
(a) As circus folk, similar to a clown.
(b) As a priest.
(c) As a deer.
(d) As a woman, a goddess.

4. Ancient people used myths to explain what?
(a) The world.
(b) Nature.
(c) The planets.
(d) Humans.

5. How does Sophie surprise Joanna after they finish classes?
(a) Sophie admits to skipping school to read her new book.
(b) Sophie is so intrigued by Philosophy that she does not want to play cards or badminton.
(c) Sophie attempts to coerce Joanna into cheating with her on a test.
(d) Joanna tries to make weekend plans, but Sophie ignores her and hurts her feelings.

6. In continuing her search for the philosopher, what path does Sophie take?
(a) The path Hermes took.
(b) The path her mother told her about.
(c) The shortcut through town.
(d) The path Hilde described on a postcard.

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

8. What do the Epicureans believe?
(a) In material possessions.
(b) In seeking pleasure and avoiding pain.
(c) In forgiveness and volunteerism.
(d) In working hard and avoiding trouble.

9. What does Parmenides believe?
(a) Only children can change.
(b) Humans need Gods for confidence.
(c) No one ever dies.
(d) Everything has no real change.

10. What lesson with the topic of Plato and Socrates is presented?
(a) Doing the right thing and knowing what you do not know.
(b) Helping those in need.
(c) Ignoring material possessions and living alone.
(d) Giving more than you have.

11. What guise does Sophie arrange so she can meet Alberto in person?
(a) She joins a church.
(b) She goes to a movie theatre.
(c) She has activities after school.
(d) She spends the night at Joanna's house.

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

13. After Sophie first tries to find her philosopher, how does Sophie's philosopher avoid her seeing him?
(a) He doesn't use the mailbox, but rather the steps.
(b) Hermes begins hand delivering the messages.
(c) He sends the correspondence to Sophie's school.
(d) He stops corresponding with her as a warning.

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

15. What is the Greeks' criticism of Nordic Gods?
(a) The humans see their faults.
(b) Both the humans and the Gods interfere with each other.
(c) The Gods behave too much like normal human beings.
(d) The Gods are too powerful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is 'Plato's Dialogues'?

2. What does Plato believe is immortal?

3. How old is Sophie when the novel opens?

4. What does Sophie's dad do for a living?

5. What is a sign of Europe's renewed progress in the 1200s?

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