Science Became an Integral Part of Western Culture in the Eighteenth

question 63

Multiple Choice

Science became an integral part of Western culture in the eighteenth century because

• A) people perceived it to be rationally superior to other belief systems.
• B) its mechanistic nature was popular with the lower classes.
• C) the victory of radical political groups, such as the Levellers, following the Puritan Revolution encouraged freedom of expression.
• D) it offered a new means to make profits and maintain social order.
• E) it allowed an alternative religious belief system to that of Christianity.

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