What role did the printing press play in the Reformation’s literary influence?
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Correct answer: It enabled the rapid distribution of reformist writings
The printing press made it possible to produce and circulate texts swiftly and cheaply. Reformist ideas — sermons, treatises, pamphlets, and translated scripture — spread far beyond what hand-copying had ever allowed.
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