שאלה | Question: What caused opposition to coffeehouses when they first emerged?

Question: What caused opposition to coffeehouses when they first emerged?

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		A) “Prostitution” that operated there
		B) The possibility for discourse against the government
		C) The possibility for discourse against God while using mind-altering substances
		D) The high prices because they sold coffee and hashish there

Explanation: The lectures describe early coffeehouse opposition as driven mainly by state anxiety over coffeehouses enabling political discussion and criticism of rulers (“speech against the government”), making them potential sites of dissent. (Lecture/Reading: Grehan, “Smoking and sociability in the Ottoman Empire”; also in Ram, Middle East Drug Cultures in the Long View.)