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H Phil - Descartes +

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In Med 3 Descartes sets out his clear and ------ rule
a)
desperate
b)
disjunct
c)
distinct
d)
disclear
2.
what is the problem with innate ideas? 
a)
they are rational
b)
they can't be proven
c)
they can be proven
d)
they are innate
3.
the clear and distinct rule is criticised as....
a)
circular reasoning
b)
subjective and obscure
c)
difficult to prove
d)
empirically observed
4.
which would Descartes say is most clear and distinct of these options
a)
colour
b)
taste
c)
maths
d)
morality
5.
Which is not an example of an innate idea
a)
god
b)
senses
c)
maths
d)
morality
6.

When was Descartes born?

a)

1596

b)

1696

c)

1631

d)

1569

7.

What type of college did he study at?

a)

Catholic

b)

Protestant

c)

Jesuit

d)

Orthodox

8.

Descartes was a devout _________ throughout his life.

Fill in the blank.

a)

Catholic

b)

Protestant

c)

Jesuit

d)

Orthodox

9.

Descartes' revelation left him believing that the universe was divinely designed and ordered on rational principles. This perfectly combined which two fields of study...

a)

science and religion

b)

science and philosophy

c)

philosophy and religion

d)

science and rationalism

10.

Galileo was famous for arguing for what?

a)

the geocentric universe

b)

the heliocentric universe

c)

that the earth was round not flat

d)

that God existed

11.

Descartes wanted to use which method in his work?

a)

philosophical

b)

empirical

c)

scientific

d)

astrological

12.

Galileo was imprisoned for his support of....

a)

Copernicus

b)

Descartes

c)

Hume

d)

Galileo

13.

Descartes's approach was a diversion from the traditional view which was called...

a)

scholasticism

b)

traditionalism

c)

enlightenment thinking

d)

empiricism

14.

Who conducted the cannonball and musket ball experiment from the leaning tower of Pisa?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Galileo

c)

Copernicus

d)

Descartes

15.

How many Meditations are in Meditations on First Philosophy?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

6

d)

7

16.

What is the main theme throughout Descartes' Meditations?

a)

the search for certainty

b)

the search for skepticism

c)

the search for sensory perception

d)

the search for scientific proof of God

17.

What was his first task in his Meditations?


To utilize ........ arguments to expose their false assumptions. (fill in theblank)

a)

rational

b)

sceptical

c)

foundational

d)

empirical

18.

Descartes's method is now referred to as his Method of ______?

a)

rationalism

b)

doubt

c)

science

d)

scepticism

19.

Descartes asks this simple question ....Is there any one thing of which we can be absolutely ________? fill in the blank.

a)

certain

b)

positive

c)

sure

d)

guaranteed

20.
What is the name of Descartes book that we are studying 
a)
The meditations
b)
The discourse
c)
Meditations on first philosophy
d)
Meditations on epistemology
21.
Descartes thought this was not a reliable source of knowledge......
a)
mathematics
b)
deduction
c)
sensory experience
d)
rationalism
22.
When Descartes atatcked the foundations of his dubitable knowledge ... he began with....
a)
rationalism
b)
senses
c)
dreams
d)
the evil demon
23.
Which of these was stage 2 of his descent into doubt? 
a)
Senses
b)
dreams
c)
evil demon
d)
cogito
24.
When Descartes described the scene he might be dreaming, what was he sat next to? 
a)
his bed
b)
a chair
c)
an oven
d)
the fire
25.
What is another way of expressing errors in what the senses report? 
a)
sensory issues
b)
perceptual error
c)
sensory problems
d)
perceptual issues
26.
When Descartes cast doubt on the senses this was a......
a)
common position
b)
frequent occurence
c)
 new idea
d)
radical position
27.
Who strongly challenged Descartes view? 
a)
Rationalists
b)
Empiricists
c)
Epistemologists
d)
Metaphysicians
28.
rationalists feel knowledge only comes through the application of pure.....
a)
reason
b)
sense perception
c)
physics
d)
intention
29.

Descartes hoped to minimise the role of what in the sciences?

a)

unreliable sense perception

b)

unreliable maths

c)

unreliable natural sciences

d)

unreliable dreams

30.
Descartes though "reason" was the essence of ........
a)
dreams
b)
humanity
c)
deception
d)
clarity
31.
Descartes presented his books deliberately in a logical.... 
a)
sequence
b)
program
c)
pattern
d)
language
32.
Which of the following is NOT in meditation 1
a)
Mistrust of the senses
b)
The cogito
c)
The dream argument
d)
The evil demon hypothesis
33.
Descartes used what method in Med 1?
a)
empiricism
b)
scepticism
c)
rationalism
d)
epistemology
34.
whats the missing word " cogito >>>>> sum" 
a)
sum
b)
ergo
c)
erlo
d)
erto
35.
Indubitable means... 
a)
uncertain
b)
dubious
c)
beyond doubt
d)
reliable
36.
This group argues for innate ideas
a)
Rationalism
b)
Scepticism
c)
Empiricism
d)
None of them 
37.
This group favours natural sciences
a)
Rationalism
b)
Scepticism
c)
Empiricism
d)
None of them 
38.
This group favours induction 
a)
Rationalism
b)
Scepticism
c)
Empiricism
d)
None of them 
39.
This group rejects knowledge as a possibility
a)
Rationalism
b)
Scepticism
c)
Empiricism
d)
None of them 
40.
This group rejects foundationalism
a)
Rationalism
b)
Scepticism
c)
Empiricism
d)
None of them 
41.
Which group rejects a halt in the infinite regress of justification? 
a)
Rationalism
b)
Scepticism
c)
Empiricism
d)
None of them 
42.
knowing that is
a)
propositional knowledge
b)
practical knowledge
43.
knowing how is
a)
propositional knowledge
b)
practical knowledge
44.
What is the name given to things written/created by Descartes
a)
Descartian
b)
Cartesian
c)
Renesian
d)
Cartelian
45.
Which was Descartes a fan of? 
a)
a priori
b)
a posteriori
46.
Which Meditation is the evil demon in?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
6
47.
Which Meditation is the dream argument in?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
6
48.
In the analogy, what is the barrel full of?
a)
Oranges
b)
Ideas
c)
Apples
d)
Thoughts
49.
what does Descartes reject first in his descent into doubt
a)
dreams
b)
senses
c)
god
d)
evil demon
50.

which of these is not features in the descent into doubt in meditation 1

a)

dreams

b)

senses

c)

god

d)

evil demon

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