Which statement best describes the opinion of europeans during emperor qian long's time?
a. they thought europeans were deceptive.
b. they viewed europeans as well educated.
c. they believed europeans to be extravagant.
d. they saw europeans as conversationalists.

The Qianlong Emperor was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China. The Qianlong Emperor was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. He ruled for six decades (1735-1796) and conducted the Qing Empire to its most prosperous Era, flourishing a large population and economy.

As the Emperor aged, different Europeans nations tried to form commercial relations with China. Prior to that, the rules made by the Chinese were so easily changeable. And the Chinese merchants used to call them "foreign devils" and put them in danger sometimes. This situation was result of a view shared for the Emperor, that China was the "central kingdom" and its refusal to change and inability to modernize.  

As we cans see, the emperor thought Europeans were deceptive, letter A.

answer: the purpose of the "index of forbidden books" was to prevent the contamination of the faith or the corruption of morals of roman catholics according to canon law, through the reading of theologically mistaken or immoral books. the condemnation of published books, thus listed in the index librorum prohibitorum.

explanation: index librorum prohibitorum, (latin: “index of forbidden books”), list of books once forbidden by roman catholic church authority as dangerous to the faith or morals of roman catholics. publication of the list ceased in 1966, and it was relegated to the status of a historic document.

the 20th and final edition appeared in 1948, and the index was formally abolished on 14 june 1966 by pope paul vi. the aim of the list was to protect the faith and morals of the faithful by putting a stop to the reading of theologically, culturally, and politically disruptive books.