Question

The author attributes the French and American revolutions to the invention of the printing press because

• A. maps enabled large numbers of Europeans to travel and settle in the American continent.
• B. the rapid spread of information exposed people to new ideas on freedom and democracy.
• C. it encouraged religious freedom among the people by destroying the monopoly of religious leaders on the scriptures
• D. it made available revolutionary strategies and opinions to the people

Answer 1

The correct option is B

the rapid spread of information exposed people to new ideas on freedom and democracy.

The author mentions that the revolutions were in part because of the exchange of ideas facilitated by the invention of the printing press. This is given in option (2).