higher Philosophy Descartes reading

When was Descartes born?

• 1596

• 1696

• 1631

• 1569

Where was he born?

• Paris

• La Haye

• Amsterdam

• Stockholm

What type of college did he study at?

• Catholic

• Protestant

• Jesuit

• Orthodox

Descartes was a devout _________ throughout his life.

Fill in the blank.

• Catholic

• Protestant

• Jesuit

• Orthodox

When he had his mystical experience - how many consecutive dreams did he have that impacted his significantly?

• 2

• 3

• 6

• 4

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

• science and religion

• science and philosophy

• philosophy and religion

• science and rationalism

Where did he live for nearly 20 years as an adult?

• Paris

• La Haye

• The Netherlands

• Stockholm

Galileo was famous for arguing for what?

• the geocentric universe

• the heliocentric universe

• that the earth was round not flat

• that God existed

Descartes wanted to use which method in his work?

• philosophical

• empirical

• scientific

• astrological

Where was he living when he died?

• Paris

• La Haye

• The Netherlands

• Stockholm