The printing press has been likened to the Internet for which one of the following reasons?
- It enabled rapid access to new information and the sharing of new ideas
- It represented new and revolutionary technology compared to the past
- It encouraged reading among people by giving them access to thousands of books
- It gave people access to pamphlets and literature in several languages
The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
The first part of the second paragraph points to 1 being the apt choice. The other choices are farfetched or off the mark.
According to the passage, the invention of the printing press did all of the following EXCEPT
- Promoted the spread of enlightened political views across countries
- Gave people direct access to authentic medical information and religious texts
- shortened the time taken to produce books and pamphlets.
- enabled people to perform various tasks simultaneously.
The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
Referring to the second paragraph, the statement "The printing press offered the prospect that tyrants would never be able to kill a book or suppress an idea" (considered alongside the second part of the fourth paragraph) supports the truth of statement 1. The phrase "diminishing the sway of quacks" indicates the accuracy of statement 2. Additionally, the first and last sentences of this paragraph demonstrate that books and pamphlets could now be printed much faster, affirming the truth of statement 3.
Steve Jobs predicted which one'of the following with the introduction of the iPhone?
- People would switch from reading on the Internet to reading on their iPhones.
- People would lose interest in historical and traditional classics.
- Reading printed books would become a thing of the past.
- The production of e-books would eventually fall.
The Correct Option is C
Solution and Explanation
The initial sentence in the fifth paragraph, "Not long after Steve Jobs introduced his iPhone, he said the bound book (which means the printed book) was headed for history's attic," clearly conveys that Steve Jobs intended to suggest that reading printed books would become obsolete or a thing of the past.
"I'm still waiting to see if the iPhone can do what the printing press did for religion and democracy." The author uses which one of the following to indicate his uncertainty?
- The rise of religious groups in many parts of the world.
- The expansion in trolling and narcissism among users of the Internet
- The continued suppression of free speech in closed societies
- The decline in reading habits among those who use the device
The Correct Option is C
Solution and Explanation
While the sentence you mentioned is located in the fourth paragraph, its elaboration is found in the last paragraph. The sentences in this concluding paragraph, such as "The hope of the iPhone, and the Internet in general, was that it would free people in closed societies. But the failure of the Arab Spring, and the continued suppression of ideas in North Korea, China, and Iran, has not borne this out," convey that the author is asserting that the iPhone has not achieved the positive impact on society, akin to the benefits that religion and democracy received from the printing press.
The author attributes the French and American revolutions to the invention of the printing press because
- maps enabled large numbers of Europeans to travel and settle in the American continent.
- the rapid spread of information exposed people to new ideas on freedom and democracy
- it encouraged religious freedom among the people by destroying the monopoly of religious leaders on the scriptures.
- it made available revolutionary strategies and opinions to the people.
The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
The segment in the fourth paragraph, particularly the statement, "the printing press opened more minds than anything else. it is hard to imagine the French or American revolutions without those enlightened voices in print," strongly supports the conclusion that option 2 is the most appropriate choice.
The main conclusion of the passage is that the new technology has
- some advantages, but these are outweighed by its disadvantages.
- so far not proved as successful as the printing press in opening people's minds
- been disappointing because it has changed society too rapidly
- been more wasteful than the printing press because people spend more time daydreaming or surfing.
The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
Examining the sentences in the last paragraph, particularly "The hope of the iPhone, and the Internet in general, was that it would free people in closed societies" and "But I am not sure if the world changed for the better with the iPhone – as it did with the printing press- or merely changed," indicates that the new technology, represented by the iPhone and the Internet, has not been as effective as the printing press in broadening the closed minds of people.
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