| Read the following extract from the textbook and answer the questions given below: |
| This is how Mercier describes the impact of the printed word, and the power of reading in one of his books: |
| 'Anyone who had seen me reading would have compared me to a man dying of thirst who was gulping down some fresh, pure water ... Lighting my lamp with extraordinary caution, I threw myself hungrily into the reading. |
| (a) How were the characters in Mercier's novel affected by reading books? |
| (b) How did Print technology contribute to the Reformation? |
Answer:
(a) Mercier's characters were transformed by reading books became enlightened rational and critical of despotic rule.
(b) In 1517 Martin Luther pasted a printed copy of his Ninety Five theses which challenged the evil practices of the catholic-church. His writings were immediately printed reproduced in vast numbers and widely read. This led to a division of the Christian Church and the beginning of the Protestant Reformation- Thus print technology brought about a new intellectual atmosphere and helped to spread new ideas that led to the Reformation Movement.
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