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[107]. Passage: Printing changed how knowledge travelled. Before movable type, books were copied by hand, slowly and at great cost, so few people could own them. After printing, the same text could reach many readers, errors could be compared, and ideas could be debated across towns. Printing did not by itself create new knowledge, but it changed who could meet an idea and how quickly a correction could travel. The passage implies hand-copied books were limited because they were:

1.
Forbidden by law
2.
Slow and costly to produce
3.
Too large to read
4.
Written only in Latin
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : Slow and costly to produce

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सही उत्तर Slow and costly to produce है।

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Hand copying was slow and costly, limiting ownership.

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[107]. Passage: Printing changed how knowledge travelled. Before movable type, books were copied by hand, slowly and at great cost, so few people could own them. After printing, the same text could reach many readers, errors could be compared, and ideas could be debated across towns. Printing did not by itself create new knowledge, but it changed who could meet an idea and how quickly a correction could travel. The passage implies hand-copied books were limited because they were:

1.
Forbidden by law
2.
Slow and costly to produce
3.
Too large to read
4.
Written only in Latin

Correct Answer: Slow and costly to produce

Hand copying was slow and costly, limiting ownership.

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