''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.

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The expansion in trolling and narcissism among users of the Internet.

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The continued suppression of free speech in closed societies.

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The decline in reading habits among those who use the device.

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The correct option is C
The continued suppression of free speech in closed societies.

The author gives the following lines in context of, how religion and society was opened up by the introduction of the printing press. He considers them as closed societies. This is given in option (3).

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''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 correct option is C The continued suppression of free speech in closed societies. The author gives the following lines in context of, how religion and society was opened up by the introduction of the printing press. He considers them as closed societies. This is given in option (3).

The correct option is C
The continued suppression of free speech in closed societies.

The author gives the following lines in context of, how religion and society was opened up by the introduction of the printing press. He considers them as closed societies. This is given in option (3).