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Print Culture & The Modern World

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which place became the hub of new print culture?

a)

Beijing

b)

Shanghai

c)

Osaka

d)

Hong Kong

2.

Who developed the first known printing press?

a)

John Gutenberg

b)

Joan Gutenberg

c)

Johann Gutenberg

d)

Jane Gutenberg

3.

Identify the type of printing.

(a)  

4.

Women became readers as well as (a)  

5.

Identify the person in the picture.

(Hint: Italian miller)

(a)  

6.

Which place was the major producer for printed material?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Korea

d)

Italy

7.

In the 19th century, which group became the important category for readers?

a)

Women

b)

Laborers

c)

Children

d)

Poor workers

8.

"Printing is the ultimate gift from God". Who said this?

(a)  

9.

By which year did Gutenberg perfect the system?

a)

1443

b)

1446

c)

1448

d)

1446

10.

When was the first Malayalam book printed?

a)

1773

b)

1710

c)

1778

d)

1775

11.

When and where did the printing press come to India

(a)  

12.

Manuscripts were ........

a)

Highly expensive

b)

Hard to read

c)

Fragile

d)

Written in the same style

13.

By 19th century there were intense debates regarding what issues?

(a)  

14.

Who were deeply anxious about the collapse of Muslim dynasties?

a)

Muslims

b)

Fatwas

c)

Ulama

d)

Christians

15.

Conservative Hindus believed that a literate girl would be married

a)

Yes

b)

No

16.

Name the women who wrote about the hardships of women and widows. (Select all correct answers)

a)

Rashsundari Debi

b)

Kailabashini Debi

c)

Tarabai Shinde

d)

Pandita Ramabai

17.

What is the name of the oldest Japanese book?

a)

Diamond Sutra

b)

Silver Sutare

c)

Diamond Sutar

d)

Diamond Surat

18.

What is the name of the Maratha pioneer of 'low caste' protest movements?

a)

Jyotsna Phulle

b)

B.R.Lee

c)

Jyotiba Phule

d)

Kashibaba

19.

What is the name of the Kanpur mill worker, who wrote and published the book 'Chhote Aur Bade Ka Sawal' ?

a)

Kishibabu

b)

Jaesuwoon

c)

Kashibabu

d)

Kashibaba

20.

"For rich local patrons, setting up a library was a way of acquiring prestige". State whether true or false.

a)

False

b)

True

21.

In which year did Governor General Bentinck revise the press laws?

a)

1885

b)

1835

c)

1865

d)

1888

22.

In 1878, the Vernacular Press Act was passed and provided the government to (a)   reports and editorials in the vernacular press.

23.

What lead to the beginning of Protestant Reformation? (NOTE: CLICK ALL THAT APPLY)

a)

Luther's writings

b)

Civil War

c)

95 Theses

24.

Because of whose imprisonment did widespread protests occur all over India? Also when did the imprisonment take place?

a)

Tipu Sultan, 1906

b)

Balgangadhar Tilak, 1907

c)

Bewari Sarallis, 1905

25.

Select the correct option.

A: Common people lived in a world of oral culture.

B: Earlier, Reading was very much open for the elites.

a)

A & B is true

b)

A & B is false

c)

A is false, B is true

d)

A is true, B is false