Sophie’s World
The Garden of Eden and The Top Hat
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What did Sophie’s father do for a living?
What question was written on the piece of paper Sophie received in the mail?
How did Sophie react to the question?
What hang-ups did Sophie have about herself?
Explain what Sophie meant when she observed, You can’t experience being alive without
realizing that you have to die….”
What question was asked of Sophie in the second envelope?
What secret did Sophie know about in the garden?
How does Sophie answer the following question, “Could anything have always existed?”
Comment on the following A. “something must have come from nothing” B. “Everything that
existed had to have a beginning”
What is mysterious about the letter sent to Hilde Moller Knag, c/o Sophie Amundsen?
What were the three problems that Sophie was presented with within the span of two hours?
What attitude was developing for Sophie about school and why?
Once basic needs are met, what do philosophers believe everyone needs?
What is the most important philosophical question that needs to be asked according to the
person who writes the letters to Sophie?
According to a Greek philosopher, philosophy has its origins in man’s sense of what?
Explain how a white rabbit and philosophy are symbolically connected?
What is the only thing that is need to be a good philosopher?
What happens to a child long before it can become a philosopher?
Describe one the experiments in thought that was posed to Sophie?
What the difference between Thomas and his mother when they observe the father floating
around the ceiling?
What happens to people as they grow up?
Explain what the philosopher means when he says that most people crawl deep into the rabbits
fur and stay there for the rest of their lives?
What is the philosopher’s view of the world?
Define the word enigmatic?
How are philosophers like children?
Which do you believe you are? Ranks of the Apathetic and indifferent or an inquiring mind,
explain why
27. Explain how the philosopher uses a rabbit to describe the choices people make in living their
lives?
28. What did the unknown philosopher rescue her from?
29. How did Sophie’s mother react to question that were posed to her?