Why Would King Louis XV Attempt to Prohibit the Publication

question 12

Multiple Choice

Why would King Louis XV attempt to prohibit the publication of the Encyclopédie?

• A) The Enclyclopédie is a compendium of knowledge, which he saw as empowering to the masses.
• B) If distributed, the political agenda behind the Enclyclopédie would destabilize the monarchy.
• C) The work was inflammatory toward the Church.
• D) The work pressured local authorities to allow unauthorized distribution of printed material.

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