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Johannes Gutenberg and the printing press

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did Johannes Gutenberg live most of his childhood?

a)

Mainz, Germany

b)

Strasbourg, Georgia

c)

Strasbourg, France

d)

Columbia

2.

Why did Johannes Gutenberg move to Strasbourg, France?

a)

There were to many sicknesses in Mainz, Germany

b)

They were exiled out of the town after a revolt against the noble class

c)

His family and him didn't like Mainz, Germany

3.

What did Johannes Gutenberg invent?

a)

Libraries

b)

Paper

c)

The Printing Press

d)

Whiteboards

4.

What did Johannes Gutenberg make?

a)

Pencils

b)

Paper

c)

The Printing Press

d)

Books

5.

When was Johannes Gutenberg born?

a)

about 1398

b)

about 1387

c)

about 1393

d)

about 1383

6.

When did Johannes Gutenberg die?

a)

January 7, 1467

b)

March 3, 1459

c)

February 3, 1468

d)

December 23, 1456

7.

Johannes Gutenberg started printing after what?

a)

after his birth

b)

after he and his family were exiled and had to move

c)

after he was 16

d)

after his 5th birthday

8.

Who sued Johannes Gutenberg?

a)

Galileo

b)

Fust

c)

Leonardo Da Vinci

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

9.

Why did Fust sue Gutenberg?

a)

He was to famous

b)

He danced to much

c)

He didn't pay his loans

d)

He copied the printing press from someone else