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353. Paper and printing were first invented in China. Paper came into Europe through the Muslim world. It was common by the 14^th century. Johann Gutenberg of Germany perfected printing in the 1450s. Once books no longer had to be copied by hand, they became less expensive. Reading became more common. At first, books were still not easy to make and not cheap. Each letter was on a separate piece of type. A typesetter had to put each letter into place individually. Once all the letters for the page were in place, they were covered with ink and printed. This was done one page at a time by hand on a press until the 19^th century.
According to the passage, all of the following statement are WRONG, EXCEPT:
a) Johann Gutenberg was the first to print
b) Printing was perfected by Gutenberg in the middle of the 15^th century
c) books were common and cheap until the 19^th century.
d) in the Middle ages when books were copied by hand they were less expensive.


354. Paper and printing were first invented in China. Paper came into Europe through the Muslim world. It was common by the 14^th century. Johann Gutenberg of Germany perfected printing in the 1450s. Once books no longer had to be copied by hand, they became less expensive. Reading became more common. At first, books were still not easy to make and not cheap. Each letter was on a separate piece of type. A typesetter had to put each letter into place individually. Once all the letters for the page were in place, they were covered with ink and printed. This was done one page at a time by hand on a press until the 19^th century.
It is clear from the passage that ………
a) paper was brought to Europe via the Muslim countries
b) the Muslims were the first to print books
c) nowadays printers print one page at a time by hand on a press
d) it was Johann Gutenberg of Germany who perfected printing in the 1450s in China.