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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers ID: #868 Medium Pressing
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It now seems likely that the earliest printing presses were, in fact, simply the common screw presses used for crushing oil seeds and herbs, or even for doing more domestic chores such as pressing fabrics, adapted for printing. Other large wooden presses, such as those used for crushing the juice from olives and grapes - known as beam presses - had been around for centuries, but proved to be unsuitable for printing due to their size and their necessarily heavy pressure.
Most presses of this type work on the simple principle of direct vertical pressure, controlled by a central screw at the lower end of which was attached a flat board - what later became known as a platen. We know that many of these earliest printing presses were still in regular use in the 17th century, and the basic design remained almost unchanged until the 19th century, when they were replaced with iron presses.

Which of the following were the presses adapted for printing originally used for?

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Option 3: "Pressing clothes"

Explanation: The text states that the early presses were adapted for domestic chores such as pressing fabrics, which directly relates to pressing clothes. This aligns with the main idea of the text regarding the adaptation of existing presses for printing.

Option 1: "Crushing beans"

Explanation: The text does not mention beans as a material that was crushed using the early presses. Instead, it specifically refers to oil seeds and herbs, making this option incorrect.

Option 2: "Flattening out boards"

Explanation: The text does not indicate that the presses were used for flattening boards. The focus is on pressing fabrics and crushing seeds and herbs, which makes this option irrelevant.

Option 4: "Crushing seeds and herbs"

Explanation: The text explicitly mentions that the earliest printing presses were adapted from common screw presses used for crushing oil seeds and herbs. This is a direct reference supporting the correctness of this option.

Option 5: "Pressing grapes"

Explanation: While the text mentions beam presses used for crushing juice from grapes, it does not state that these presses were adapted for printing. Therefore, this option is not supported by the text.

Option 6: "Pressing olives for their oil"

Explanation: Similar to the previous option, the text refers to beam presses used for crushing olives but does not indicate that these were adapted for printing. Thus, this option is also incorrect.

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