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Descartes Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is known as the father of modern philosophy?

a)

Aristotle

b)

René Descartes

c)

Plato

d)

Socrates

2.

What famous statement did Descartes make to express his existence?

a)

"To be or not to be"

b)

"I think, therefore I am"

c)

"Knowledge is power"

d)

"The unexamined life is not worth living"

3.

In which country was René Descartes born?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

4.

What is the name of Descartes' most famous work?

a)

"The Republic"

b)

"Meditations on First Philosophy"

c)

"Nicomachean Ethics"

d)

"Critique of Pure Reason"

5.

Descartes is also known for his contributions to which field of mathematics?

a)

Geometry

b)

Algebra

c)

Calculus

d)

Trigonometry

6.

What is the Cartesian coordinate system named after?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Euclid

c)

René Descartes

d)

Pythagoras

7.

What did Descartes believe was the foundation of all knowledge?

a)

Sensory experience

b)

Doubt

c)

Faith

d)

Tradition

8.

Descartes' method of doubt involves doubting everything that can be doubted to find what?

a)

Happiness

b)

Certainty

c)

Wealth

d)

Power

9.

Which of the following is a concept introduced by Descartes in philosophy?

a)

The Allegory of the Cave

b)

The Categorical Imperative

c)

The Mind-Body Dualism

d)

The Social Contract

10.

Descartes' famous phrase "Cogito, ergo sum" is originally written in which language?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Latin

d)

Greek

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