WorksheetsPrinting Press
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who invented the printing press?
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Johann Gutenberg
c)
Thomas Farnsworth
d)
Guglielmo Marconi
2.
In what year was the printing press invented?
a)
1400
b)
1450
c)
1640
d)
1880
3.
Which of the following was the first printed/published book?
a)
Encyclopedia Britannica
b)
The Bible
c)
Webster's Dictionary
d)
The Epic of Gildamesh
4.
Which of the following was the MOST profound effect of the printing press?
a)
Books became cheaper
b)
News spread
c)
Increased Literacy Rates
d)
Books could be produced in mass
5.
Prior to the printing press scribes wrote on ____________.
a)
Papyrus
b)
Stone Tablets
c)
Animal Skins
d)
All of these
6.
Which of the following groups of people became scribes?
a)
Priests
b)
Monks
c)
Scientists
d)
Rabbis
7.
Which of the following groups of people first used the stamper and ink pad?
a)
British
b)
Spanish
c)
Japanese
d)
Chinese
8.
Which of the following was made by sewing and folding pages together and placing a protective cover on top?
a)
Codex
b)
Manuscript
c)
Scroll
d)
Zoopraxiscope
9.
Which of the following was used to make the edges of pages smooth?
a)
Shears
b)
Knives
c)
Scissors
d)
Guillotine
10.
Most books today are held together with glue.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Which of the following is the most widely used eReader?
a)
Nook
b)
Kindle
c)
Kobo
d)
Ematic Funtab
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