Class 10 - History

Print culture and the modern world Online MCQs Test

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Set 6

1. What was Gutenberg's father's profession?

(A) Goldsmith
(B) Merchant
(C) Olive press operator
(D) Stone polisher

2. Which existing technology did Gutenberg adapt to design the printing press?

(A) Digital printing
(B) Typewriting
(C) Wine press
(D) Olive press

3. What provided the model for Gutenberg's printing press?

(A) Digital technology
(B) Olive press
(C) Goldsmith tools
(D) Typewriters

4. What was the first book printed by Gutenberg?

(A) Shakespeare's plays
(B) The Bible
(C) The Odyssey
(D) The Iliad

5. How many copies of the first printed book by Gutenberg, the Bible, were produced?

(A) About 100
(B) About 180
(C) About 200
(D) About 250

6. How long did it take to produce about 180 copies of the first printed Bible by Gutenberg?

(A) One year
(B) Two years
(C) Three years
(D) Four years

7. Did the new technology of printing entirely replace the existing art of producing books by hand?

(A) Yes
(B) No

8. How did printed books initially resemble written manuscripts in appearance and layout?

(A) They had digital illustrations
(B) Metal letters imitated ornamental handwritten styles
(C) They were entirely blank
(D) They had no illustrations

9. How were borders in the early printed books illuminated?

(A) Digitally
(B) By hand with foliage and other patterns
(C) Using typewriters
(D) They were not illuminated

10. What was kept blank on the printed page in books produced for the rich?

(A) Entire pages
(B) Space for decoration
(C) Margins
(D) Illustrations