The book industry was slow to develop after the Revolutionary War because books were still expensive and literacy remained a luxury. But in a movement that began before the Civil War, ________ came to most states by 1900, swelling the number of readers.

A. the automobile
B. the railroads
C. compulsory education
D. reduced taxes on the purchase of books


Answer: C

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a) the way digital technologies process information in terms of 1’s and 0’s b) the gap between people who have access to digital technology and those who don’t c) the use of digital technology in a variety of media such as digital TV and DVD d) the difference in quality between analog and digital technology

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What does off-line editing mean?

a. selecting backup shots for possible use b. copying and capturing the original footage with a high-compression codec c. importing footage from an outside source at a high resolution for postproduction d. doing all editing with a backup computer e. editing with footage from a server

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The attention-directing tool known as PMI refers to:

A. prepare, market, implement B. plan, make, imitate C. problems, maps, instruments D. plus, minus, interesting

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Explain why the speaker should consider the audience when taking steps to improve his or her speaking voice.

What will be an ideal response?

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