Passage 1 Passage 2
Which idea from Passage 1 would the
author of Passage 2 MOST LIKELY disagree
with?
The Importance
of the Printing Press
Computers built on the more revolutionary
advances brought about by the printing
press
Sharing information quickly is very helpful to
scientists
Without a doubt, the invention of the
printing press in the fifteenth century was
the most influential technological
innovation in history. The printing press
replaced carved wooden blocks with
moveable metal type. As a result, printing
books became much faster, cheaper,
and easier. Books became widely
available and affordable in a way that
they had never been before.
With books more accessible, people had
more reason to learn to read. Literacy
The printing press was responsible for a
dramatic rise in the number of people who
could read.
Technology is most helpful when it is easy to
use.

Read the excerpt from rena's promise: two sisters in auschwitz. “i have a favor to ask of you, andrzej . . this is very difficult for me, but i must ask. it is no longer safe in tylicz for rena. her mother and i are worried for her safety every day.” “i heard what happened last night, mr. kornreich. i understand your concern.” “i have no money to pay you for this favor.” “sir, i would not take any money from you. she is my friend since childhood. i will do whatever you ask to your daughter.” “ you.” papa paused, stroking his chin where his beard should have been. “you seem like a man of your word. if you would bring rena across the border to slovakia, her mother and i might find sleep at night.” which best summarizes the excerpt? although he does not trust andrzej, rena’s father fears for his daughter’s life and finally agrees to leave her with him. slovakia is the only safe place for the jews of europe, and andrzej has agreed to take rena there. rena’s father asks andrzej to take her to safety in slovakia, and he agrees to do so. after much deliberation, rena’s father pays a polish man to take her safely across the border to slovakia. mark this and return