Question

How did the printing press impact the Reformation?

a. It allowed the ideas of religious reformers to spread quickly among many people

b. it encouraged the use of Latin as the common language

c. It increased the power of the Roman Catholic Church

d. it allowed Luther to write the 95 theses

Answer 1

Explanation: The answer is (a). It is not b because Latin was not in use among the common people but the language of the educated elite such as the clergy or the aristocracy. It is not c since the reformation was a movement in direct opposition to the Roman Catholic Church. it is not d since there is no evidence that Martin Luther used the printing press at time to produce his famous theses. However, history records that the spread of the reformation was greatly aided by the coming into being of the printing press.