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Sophie's World
Jostein Gaarder
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
The Garden of Eden, The Top Hat, and The Myths
The Natural Philosophers, Democritus, and Fate
Socrates, Athens, and Plato
The Major's Cabin and Aristotle
Hellenism and The Postcards
Two Cultures and The Middle Ages
The Renaissance and The Baroque
Descartes, Spinoza, and Locke
Hume, Berkeley, and Bjerkely
The Enlightenment and Kant
Romanticism and Hegel
Kierkegaard and Marx
Darwin and Freud
Our Own Time and The Garden Party
Counterpoint and The Big Bang
Characters
Character List
Sophie
Alberto
Hilde
Albert Knag
Main Ideas
Themes
Symbols
Motifs
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
The Garden of Eden, The Top Hat, and The Myths
The Natural Philosophers, Democritus, and Fate
Socrates, Athens, and Plato
The Major's Cabin and Aristotle
Hellenism and The Postcards
Two Cultures and The Middle Ages
The Renaissance and The Baroque
Descartes, Spinoza, and Locke
Hume, Berkeley, and Bjerkely
The Enlightenment and Kant
Romanticism and Hegel
Kierkegaard and Marx
Darwin and Freud
Our Own Time and The Garden Party
Counterpoint and The Big Bang
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Our Own Time and The Garden Party Quiz
Further Study
Our Own Time and The Garden Party Quiz
1
of 5
In order to distract Albert Knag, what does Sophie do first?
Set off fireworks
Climb a tree
Burn a forest
Jump in a lake
2
of 5
What does Albert tell Sophie about the questions of the ancient Greek philosophers?
They are idiotic
They're all already answered
They don't matter
They are still relevant
3
of 5
What is Alberto's view on the supernatural?
Nature is magnificent enough
Ghosts control the supernatural
It represents beauty
God controls the supernatural
4
of 5
What does Alberto say about New Age science?
It has the answers
It's really just superstition
It's reminiscent of Descartes
Aristotle would be proud
5
of 5
What revelation does Alberto make to the guests at Sophie's garden party?
Joanna loves Jeremy
Albert Knag imagined them
God isn't real
Sophie is dead
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