PTE Express Practice Questions - Pearson Test Of English Express (Pearson English Express Test) Exam

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Read the passage, then answer the question. The invention of the printing press in the fifteenth century dramatically reduced the cost of producing books. Before this, books were copied by hand, a slow and expensive process that limited reading mostly to the wealthy and the clergy. Printing allowed identical copies to be made quickly, so books reached a far wider audience and literacy began to spread. According to the passage, why were books rare before the printing press?

Few people were interested in reading them They were copied by hand, which was slow and costly Governments banned the ownership of most books Paper had not yet been invented in Europe

Correct Answer:

They were copied by hand, which was slow and costly

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