Which of the Following Was One of the Goals of the Authors

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was one of the goals of the authors of the Encyclopédie?

• A) They sought to gather all the knowledge scattered over the face of the earth and to present it in useful form.
• B) They sought to create a catalog of all of the works of western authors.
• C) They wanted to portray all other cultures as being inferior to European culture.
• D) They wanted to evaluate the world's regions according to their adherence to rational science.

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