Q
What was the impact on literature of the Education Act of 1870, which made elementary schooling compulsory ?
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A
A. The emergence of a mass literate population at whom a new mass-produced literature could be directed
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B
B. A new market for basic textbooks which paid better than sophisticated novels or plays
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C
C. A popular thirst for the βclassics,β driving contemporary writers to the margins
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D
D. A, b and c
Correct Answer:
A. A. The emergence of a mass literate population at whom a new mass-produced literature could be directed
