Printing Press

Who invented the printing press?

• Alexander Graham Bell
• Johann Gutenberg
• Thomas Farnsworth
• Guglielmo Marconi

In what year was the printing press invented?

• 1400

• 1450

• 1640

• 1880

Which of the following was the first printed/published book?

• Encyclopedia Britannica
• The Bible
• Webster's Dictionary
• The Epic of Gildamesh

Which of the following was the MOST profound effect of the printing press?

• Books became cheaper
• News spread
• Increased Literacy Rates
• Books could be produced in mass

Prior to the printing press scribes wrote on ____________. 

• Papyrus
• Stone Tablets
• Animal Skins
• All of these 

Which of the following groups of people became scribes?

• Priests
• Monks
• Scientists
• Rabbis

Which of the following groups of people first used the stamper and ink pad?

• British
• Spanish
• Japanese
• Chinese

Which of the following was made by sewing and folding pages together and placing a protective cover on top?

• Codex
• Manuscript
• Scroll
• Zoopraxiscope

Which of the following was used to make the edges of pages smooth? 

• Shears
• Knives
• Scissors
• Guillotine

Most books today are held together with glue.

• True
• False