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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 does Hilde realize about Alberto's plan to escape?

2. What is Berkeley's theory toward perceptions?

3. What are the elves, dwarves and other creatures celebrating when Sophie and Alberto meet them?

4. How does Alberto plan to escape the Major's story?

5. What does Kierkegaard's philosophy emphasize?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Marx's idea of a classless society sound appealing? Why?

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

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

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

5. Why is it ironic that Sophie thinks Berkeley's theory is stupid?

6. How does Hilde regard Sophie in the Bjerkely chapter? Why does she feel this way?

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

8. Hume believes that ethics come from sentiments and customs. How does this belief apply to Alberto?

9. Why does the old woman take Sophie and Alberto to the storybook character's camp?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the main theme of this novel? Consider ideas past the philosophers' theories. What message did these philosophers have for the audience?

Essay Topic 2

Now that the book is completed, look back at the characters. Were they all believable from the beginning? Would you think differently of them now? Analyze how realistic and believable these characters are.

Essay Topic 3

Look at the cartoon and imaginary characters throughout the book. What role do they play? How are they connected to the chapters and philosophies they are mentioned in? Is their inclusion an effective technique?

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