What did most eighteenth-century American intellectuals think about science?
A) They suspected that the mysteries of the universe were too complex for any human to truly understand.
B) They thought that science amounted to little more than turning lead into gold and experimenting with balloons.
C) They believed that science explained the laws of nature.
D) They feared that science could pose the greatest threat to organized religion since the Reformation.
E) All of these choices.
C
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a. Spanish b. English c. Italian d. Islamic e. French
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a. peanuts and indigo b. palm oil and cocoa products c. coffee and cotton d. peanuts and palm oil e. iron ore and rubber
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a. true b. false