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Verbal·Expression of Ideas·Rhetorical Synthesis

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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Invented by Johannes Gutenberg around 1440.
• Allowed books to be mass-produced.
• Increased literacy rates across Europe.

Which choice best combines this information into one sentence?

A

Gutenberg invented the printing press, and Europe exists.

B

Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press around 1440 enabled mass book production, which helped raise literacy rates across Europe.

C

Books existed before Gutenberg.

D

Literacy is important in modern society.