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Sophie's World
Hume, Berkeley, and Bjerkely Quick Quiz
Sophie's World
by:
Jostein Gaarder
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
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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
Table of Contents
Hume, Berkeley, and Bjerkely Quick Quiz
1
of 5
What religion did Hume believe in?
Islam
Judaism
He was agnostic
Christianity
2
of 5
Where did Berkeley believe people truly exist?
In our dreams
God’s mind
Heaven
A simulation
3
of 5
Where does Alberto believe he and Sophie truly exist?
Heaven
A simulation
Albert Knag’s mind
God’s mind
4
of 5
What makes Hilde annoyed about the story her father wrote for her?
That he confuses Sophie
How fantastical it is
That it is boring
That it’s too long
5
of 5
What makes Hilde certain that Sophie truly exists?
The book says so
Finding Hilde’s crucifix
The postcards from Albert
Meeting Sophie
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