The Works of Fontenelle Announce the Enlightenment Because They

Multiple Choice

The works of Fontenelle announce the Enlightenment because they

A) popularize a growing skepticism toward the claims of religion.
B) portray churches as allies of scientific progress.
C) discourage amateur conversations about scientific matters.
D) question the capacity of women to comprehend scientific discourse.
E) advocated the replacement of Catholicism with Protestantism because the latter was "freer."