📊 GMAT Exam Prep

Many historians consider the invention of the printing press as the most pivotal development in the spread of knowledge.

A as the most pivotal development in
B the most pivotal development for
C to be the most pivotal development for
D the most pivotal development in

✓ Correct Answer: Option D

The idiom 'consider X Y' is preferred on the GMAT, meaning 'consider X to be Y' without using 'as' or 'to be'. 'In the spread of knowledge' is also more idiomatic than 'for the spread'.

💡 Why is D) the correct answer?

The correct answer to the question "Many historians consider the invention of the printing press as the most pivotal development in the spread of knowledge." is Option D: the most pivotal development in.

The other options — A) as the most pivotal development in, B) the most pivotal development for, C) to be the most pivotal development for — are incorrect for this GMAT Exam Prep question. As explained above: The idiom 'consider X Y' is preferred on the GMAT, meaning 'consider X to be Y' without using 'as' or 'to be'. 'In the spread of knowledge' is also more idiomatic than 'for the spread'.

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