Class 10 - History

Print culture and the modern world Online MCQs Test

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Set 4

1. What art form was Kitagawa Utamaro known for?

(A) Oil painting
(B) Ukiyo (pictures of the floating world)
(C) Sculpture
(D) Abstract art

2. Which artists were influenced by prints from Japan in the 18th century?

(A) Leonardo da Vinci
(B) Manet, Monet, and Van Gogh
(C) Michelangelo
(D) Pablo Picasso

3. Who identified subjects and commissioned artists for ukiyo prints?

(A) Kitagawa Utamaro
(B) Manet
(C) Tsutaya Juzaburo
(D) Marco Polo

4. What was the role of a woodblock carver in the ukiyo print process?

(A) Drawing the theme in outline
(B) Identifying subjects
(C) Carving a printing block
(D) Producing books

5. What happened to the original drawing in the ukiyo print process?

(A) Preserved in a museum
(B) Sold to collectors
(C) Destroyed
(D) Displayed in galleries

6. In what century did Chinese paper reach Europe via the silk route?

(A) 10th century
(B) 11th century
(C) 13th century
(D) 15th century

7. Who brought the knowledge of woodblock printing from China to Italy?

(A) Leonardo da Vinci
(B) Michelangelo
(C) Marco Polo
(D) Tsutaya Juzaburo

8. What technology did Marco Polo bring back to Italy from China?

(A) Printing press
(B) Woodblock printing
(C) Digital printing
(D) Typewriting

9. How did Europeans initially view printed books in comparison to handwritten manuscripts?

(A) Luxury editions
(B) Cheap vulgarities
(C) Masterpieces
(D) Artistic creations

10. Who were the primary buyers of the cheaper printed copies in Europe?

(A) Aristocratic circles
(B) Rich monastic libraries
(C) Merchants and students
(D) Artists and writers