Part B

Question

Select two details from the text that best support your answer to Part A.


“Though beautiful and unique, the books cost more than the average person could afford…” (Paragraph 4)


“ By the late 1400s, more people could afford books and learn how to read, and so information spread.” (Paragraph 9)


“...Johannes Gutenberg’s Germany was exactly that, but he invented a machine that very quickly changed everything.” (Paragraph 1)


“With Gutenberg’s press, a misspelled word could be pulled out of the printing block, corrected, and a new page created in no time.” (Paragraph 8)


“...a farmer may have learned his trade not from a book but from a neighbor or an older family member who passed along generations of information.” (Paragraph 2)

Answer 1

The two details from the text that best support the answer to Part A are:

1. “Though beautiful and unique, the books cost more than the average person could afford…” (Paragraph 4)
This detail highlights the high cost of books prior to the invention of the printing press, suggesting that only the wealthy or privileged individuals could afford them. This supports the idea that access to information was limited and knowledge was not widely available to the general population.

2. “By the late 1400s, more people could afford books and learn how to read, and so information spread.” (Paragraph 9)
This detail states that with the accessibility and affordability of books, more people were able to learn how to read and access information. This supports the claim that the printing press revolutionized access to knowledge and allowed information to spread more widely among the population.