“I’m still waiting to see if the iPhone can do what the printing press did for religion and democracy.” The author uses which one of the following to indicate his uncertainty?
Explanation:
The writer makes this comment after stating that ‘more than a billion iPhones are sold in a decade’s time” and then wonders whether the iPhone can achieve what the printing press did to religion and democracy. Then in the last paragraph he states, “the hope of the iPhone, and the internet in general, was that it would free people in closed societies, But the failure of the Arab Spring, and the continued suppression of ideas in North Korea, China, and Iran has not borne that out…” Option 1 is incorrect. The rise of religious groups in parts of the world is not mentioned in the passage. Eliminate option 1. Option 2 is incorrect. Trolling and narcissism are some of the examples used to indicate the bad effects of using the iPhone. Eliminate option 2. Option 3 is correct. The writer’s uncertainty arises out of the failure of the Arab Spring and the continued suppression in N Korea, China and Iran, in spite of the internet helping social rebellion that occurred in these countries. Retain option 3. Option 4 is incorrect. The passage does not deal with the decline in the reading habit among iPhone users. Eliminate option 4. Hence, the correct answer is option 3.
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