Discussion Questions
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Discussion Questions for Black Market Truth
by Sharon Kaye
1. Dana McCarter is a flawed heroine. What do you think are her greatest weaknesses? What do you think are her greatest strengths?
2. Were Dana and Turk friends? Do you think it is possible to become friends with someone through an avatar?
3. Parts of the story take place in Second Life. Did this add to the story or not?
4. Do you think it was immoral for Gloria Wynch to give her daughter to the McCarters? What would you have done?
5. Did you anticipate Domenico’s betrayal of Dana? If so, what tipped you off? Do you think Dana should have known?
6. Was Guissepe Torelli justified in wanting to keep the dialogues a secret? Do people have a right to know the truth about the past?
7. Do you agree with the anonymous benefactor of the Advanced Institute for the Study of Antiquity that human beings have begun the twenty-first century in a state of crisis? Do you think the problems of an entire culture can be traced to secrets in its past?
8. Was Aristotle justified in seeking revenge against King Philip for laying waste to his hometown?
9. Aristotle’s lost dialogues show he was a nominalist. What is nominalism? Why is it controversial?
10. Dana’s dreams help her solve the mystery about Aristotle’s lost dialogues. Have you ever dreamed the solution to a problem?
11. Zapher found valuable artifacts stolen by his deceased father. Suppose this happened to you. What would you do?
12. The Eroticus argues that true love is irreplaceable. Do you agree? Why or why not?
13. Dana tells Zapher that the problem with faith is that it’s not falsifiable. What does this mean? Do you agree?
14. Has this book changed your ideas about history in any way? Explain.
15. Will you look at Christianity any differently now that you know more about the cult of Dionysus?
16. In this trilogy Dana is risking everything to learn the truth. Is it worth it?
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