Printing Press Quiz

Who is credited with the invention of the Printing Press?

• WIlliam Shakespeare

• Johannes Gutenberg

• A Buddhist Monk

• A Chinese Emperor

When was the Printing Press Invented?

• Between 1440 and 1450

• 1632

• 1542

• Between the end of The Enlightenment and the beginning of The Renaissance

What was the First book to be "mass produced" by The Printing Press?

• Romeo and Juliet

• The Bible

• Hamlet

• The Sutras

How much did the first 200 copies of the Gutenberg Bibles cost?

• The average 3 year pay for a farmer

• The average 3.5 year pay for a clerk

• The average 3 year pay for a merchant

• The average 3 year pay for a clerk

What invention was commonly used in China before the Printing Press?

• Block Books

• Stamps

• Writing

• Printers

In what century were block books invented?

• 13th century

• 14th century

• 15th century

• 17th century

Reading level was a sign of status during The Renaissance; True or False?

• True

• False