The Invention of the Printing Press in Europe Increased the Volume

question 40

Multiple Choice

The invention of the printing press in Europe increased the volume and rapidity of communication,thereby:

• A)increasing the cost of books.
• B)encouraging greater levels of censorship.
• C)making it more difficult to censor problematic or dissenting opinions.
• D)making books even more precious than they had been in the Middle Ages.
• E)creating the circumstances for the invention of broadsheets in the fifteenth century.

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Definitions:

Demand Curve

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