Descartes

Which of the following is NOT a reason for doubt discussed by Descartes in the First Meditation?
1. Whenever he is viewing something, he might only be dreaming he is doing so.
2. His senses are sometimes mistaken.
3. There could be an extremely powerful demon bent on deceiving him about everything, including whether or not there are or have ever been any physical objects.
4. None of the above.
What is the first claim that Descartes thinks he can establish? In other words, what is the first thing that he thinks even the malicious demon could not give him reason to doubt?
1. God exists.
2. There are physical objects that exist besides Descartes.
3. Descartes exist.
4. None of the above.
Descartes believes
1. that his senses cannot be trusted at all.
2. that he is caught in a dream.
3. that there is an evil demon deceiving him
4. None of the above.
Why does Descartes need to demonstrate that God exists?
1. In order to avoid punishment by the Inquisition.
2. In order for God to make the Evil Demon stop systematically deceiving him.
3. In order to secure a firm foundation for science.
4. None of the above.
What is the example of the wax meant to demonstrate?
1. That we primarily know physical objects by reason, not via the senses.
2. That facts about the world are known mainly through our senses.
3. That we are hopelessly deceived by the Evil Demon into thinking that we can know anything about the wax through our sense perception.
4. None of the above.