In the years following Gutenberg's invention of movable metal type, society was transformed in all of the following ways EXCEPT
A) the oral tradition of story-telling was displaced by people reading stories for themselves.
B) national languages emerged and gradually replaced local dialects.
C) books and literacy became subject to tighter control and scrutiny by church authorities.
D) authors who were previously ignored began to be recognized and paid for their work.
Answer: C
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