Question

According to the passage, the invention of the printing press did all of the following EXCEPT

• A. promoted the spread of enlightened political views across countries.
• B. gave people direct access to authentic medical information and religious texts.
• C. shortened the time taken to produce books and pamphlets.
• D. enabled people to perform various tasks simultaneously.

Answer 1

The correct option is D

enabled people to perform various tasks simultaneously.

The second paragraph describes all the options except the fourth one. It has not been mentioned that the printing press helped do various tasks simultaneously. Hence the answer is option (4).