Question

books were in circulation: religious works, greek and roman classics, scientific texts, columbus’s report from the new world. an acceleration of the renaissance was only the first by - product of the gutenberg press. without it, the protestant movement might have been stillborn failed, as well as the subsequent political and industrial revolutions. gutenberg, however, got none of the glory. his brainchild idea bankrupted him; the year his bible was published, a creditor took over his business. little more is known of the inventor — in part because he never put his own name into print.... source: robert friedman, ed., the life millennium: the 100 most important events & people of the past 1,000 years, time, 1998 from nys global history and geography regents exam, august, 2005. 11. identify one effect of the creation of gutenberg’s press. (1) the ottoman takeover of constantinople (2) the ideas of the protestant reformation spread further and more quickly (3) classical greek and roman writing was lost during the middle ages (4) gutenberg became a wealthy success 12. identify another effect of the creation of gutenberg’s press. (1) literacy rates increased (2) scientific discoveries were less likely to be widely known (3) interest in the americas declined (4) the middle ages

Explanation:

Question 11

• Option (1): The Ottoman takeover of Constantinople is unrelated to Gutenberg's press, so eliminate.
• Option (2): The text states "Without it, the Protestant movement might have been stillborn", meaning the press helped spread Protestant Reformation ideas. This matches.
• Option (3): The text mentions Greek and Roman classics were in circulation, so they weren't lost, eliminate.
• Option (4): The text says Gutenberg was bankrupted, so he wasn't a wealthy success, eliminate.

• Option (1): Gutenberg's press made books more accessible, which would likely increase literacy rates as more people could access written materials. This is a logical effect.
• Option (2): The press allowed scientific texts to circulate, so discoveries would be more widely known, not less, eliminate.
• Option (3): Columbus's report was circulated, so interest in the Americas should increase, not decline, eliminate.
• Option (4): The option is incomplete, and the press contributed to the end of the Middle Ages (Renaissance acceleration), but the incomplete option can't be correct. So (1) is correct.

Answer:

1. The ideas of the Protestant Reformation spread further and more quickly

Question 12