Question

Who said, "Printing is the ultimate gift of God and the greatest one."
A. Charles Dickens
B. J.V. Schley
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Martin Luther

Answer 1

Hint: With the invention of the printing press, the circulation of ideas through literature became very prominent. Therefore painting was used as a medium of communication and as a medium to spread patriotic and nationalist ideas across the world and to make people aware of the excesses committed by the exploiting powers. Various great leaders of that time believed that printing can help in bringing the required Revolution around the world.

Complete answer: The statement printing is the ultimate gift of God and the greatest one was said by Martin Luther. According to him, the printing press meant that literature, newspapers and other forms of written works can help in the propagation of logical ideas and the excesses committed by the Roman Catholic Church through their unjust practices and orthodox rituals can be e circulated all around and the people can be made aware of this orthodox practices and rituals. In line with this, he wrote books and papers which could help in making people aware of the excesses committed by the Roman Catholic Church as he was one of the persons who was highly critical of the excesses of the Roman Catholic Church. Charles Dickens, JV Schley and Mahatma Gandhi were also prominent personalities of world history but they did not give this statement.
Therefore, option D is correct.

Note: The book titled 'ninety-five theses' written by Martin Luther became very popular among the Catholics as well as the Protestants. In this book written by Martin Luther, various practices and rituals followed by the Roman Catholic Church were criticized by him and he wanted the public to know no about these excesses.