Which term is best associated with the flowering of civilization in Muslim Spain at the capitals of Cordoba and Granada?

A question that is NOT one of the criteria by which to judge a play and a production is

A. "Was the attempt worthwhile?" B. "What is being attempted?" C. "Were the intentions appreciated by the audience?" D. "Have the intentions been achieved?"

Descartes' proposition, "I think, therefore I am," demonstrated

A. his debt to the empirical method. B. his rejection of critical inquiry. C. his respect for the theories of Francis Bacon. D. a premise he could not doubt.