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Rene Descartes
  • 1. When was Rene Descartes born?
A) 1543
B) 1700
C) 1620
D) 1596
  • 2. What was Descartes' nationality?
A) German
B) English
C) French
D) Italian
  • 3. What is Descartes often referred to as?
A) Father of Modern Philosophy
B) Master of Logic
C) The Great Thinker
D) Medieval Scholar
  • 4. Descartes is known for his work in which field?
A) Biology
B) Physics
C) Chemistry
D) Philosophy
  • 5. What branch of philosophy did Descartes significantly contribute to?
A) Metaphysics
B) Aesthetics
C) Ethics
D) Epistemology
  • 6. What language did Descartes write his most famous works in?
A) English
B) Latin
C) Spanish
D) French
  • 7. What was the title of Descartes' first major work on philosophy?
A) Meditations on First Philosophy
B) Discourse on the Method
C) The Passions of the Soul
D) Principles of Philosophy
  • 8. Which statement best describes Descartes' view on the mind-body relationship?
A) Mind and body are identical
B) Mind and body are distinct substances
C) Mind emerges from the body
D) Body emerges from the mind
  • 9. In which country did Descartes spend most of his adult life?
A) Netherlands
B) France
C) Germany
D) England
  • 10. What year did Descartes pass away?
A) 1700
B) 1600
C) 1750
D) 1650
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