Science Became an Integral Part of Western Culture in the Eighteenth

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.