Johannes Gutenberg's Development of the Printing Press

question 117

Multiple Choice

Johannes Gutenberg's development of the printing press:

• A) led to the first laws passed in the United States restricting the dissemination of sexually explicit materials.
• B) increased the Catholic Church's influence on sexuality by enabling mass dissemination of texts articulating the Church's teachings.
• C) ended the Catholic Church's monopoly on the written word in Western society.
• D) did not significantly affect the influence of the Catholic Church on views toward sexuality because Gutenberg himself was a priest.

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