The invention of movable type by Gutenberg resulted in all of the following except
A) the rise of print shops as centers of culture and communication.
B) the creation of agreed-upon standard editions.
C) the first mass production of playing cards and woodcuts.
D) improved study of rare works.
E) the dramatic expansion of libraries.
Ans: C
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