Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia

Multiple Choice

Descartes uses an example to explain how the soul can move the body, even though the soul cannot push on the body. What does Descartes think is analogous to the soul's power?

• The anger of a bear

• The iciness of wind

• The smoothness of silk

• The weight of a rock

Multiple Choice

True or false: Princess Elisabeth believes that a soul that excludes extension (i.e. an immaterial soul) can't touch anything else.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Princess Elisabeth argues that a thing's movement solely depends on three features. Which is NOT among them?

• How much the thing is pushed

• The manner in which it is pushed

• The surface-texture of the thing that pushes it

• The gravitational push of the thing that pushes it