Question

select two sentences from the passage that support the idea that gutenberg considered the printing press his greatest undertaking. \he had poured more than 20 years of his life and his entire fortune into his printing press.\ (paragraph 3) \the press was just what he wanted it to be—a remarkable invention that would serve mankind...\ (paragraph 3) \time after time, he had used the money to buy expensive metals and pay the workmen to set the type and work the presses.\ (paragraph 8) \he could not have known that his ideas would spread quickly throughout europe and become the standard process for printing...\ (paragraph 11) \but history has been kind to him and has credited him with one of the greatest inventions of all time.\ (paragraph 13)

Explanation:

To determine which sentences support that Gutenberg considered the printing press his greatest undertaking, we analyze each option:

1. "He had poured more than 20 years of his life and his entire fortune into his printing press." (paragraph 3): Investing 20 years and all his fortune shows the great importance he placed on the printing press, as such a huge personal and financial commitment implies it was his greatest undertaking.
2. "The press was just what he wanted it to be—a remarkable invention that would serve mankind …" (paragraph 3): This shows his satisfaction and the high regard he had for the press, indicating it was a great undertaking for him as he saw it as serving mankind in a remarkable way.

The other options:

• "Time after time, he had used the money to buy expensive metals and pay the workmen to set the type and work the presses." (paragraph 8) describes the process of working on the press, not his view of it as his greatest undertaking.
• "He could not have known that his ideas would spread quickly throughout Europe and become the standard process for printing …" (paragraph 11) is about the spread of his ideas, not his view of the press as his greatest undertaking.
• "But history has been kind to him and has credited him with one of the greatest inventions of all time." (paragraph 13) is about history's view, not Gutenberg's own view of the press as his greatest undertaking.

Answer:

1. "He had poured more than 20 years of his life and his entire fortune into his printing press." (paragraph 3)
2. "The press was just what he wanted it to be—a remarkable invention that would serve mankind …" (paragraph 3)