Why Was the Nobility of Western Europe More Open to the New

question 9

Multiple Choice

Why was the nobility of western Europe more open to the new ideas of the Enlightenment than the nobility of eastern and southern Europe?

• A) Western European nobles had sometimes married into middle-class families and formed with them a new elite, united by common interests in reform and new cultural tastes.
• B) Nobles in western Europe tended to be wealthier and had more free time to indulge in intellectual and artistic pursuits than did their counterparts in eastern and southern Europe.
• C) The nobles of western Europe were almost entirely Protestant, which made them more open to the ideas of the Enlightenment.
• D) Governments in western Europe gave more support to the Enlightenment, which in turn encouraged the nobility to participate.

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