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CLEP Western Civ II

Category - Enlightenment

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Which of the following explains the significance of Denis Diderot's Encyclopédie?
  1. It was the first secular work mass-produced on a printing press.
  2. It attempted to compile all the knowledge of the time.
  3. It outlined the structure of democratic governments.
  4. It moved the French significantly ahead of the English in technology.
  5. It led to Diderot being exiled from France.
Explanation
Answer: B - Denis Diderot's Encyclopédie attempted to incorporate all the knowledge of the era. This was one of the most significant works of the Enlightenment, and its fame prompted Diderot to be invited to Russia to spread Enlightenment ideas there. It also exemplifies the Enlightenment ideas of structure and order.
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