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Paper and Movable Type

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who invented paper?

a)

Bi Sheng

b)

nobody knows

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Tsai Lun

2.

Tsai Lun did not invent paper. He simply improved the way of making paper.

a)

false

b)

true

3.

When was paper invented?

a)

during the Western Zhou dynasty

b)

during the Eastern Han dynasty

c)

during the Sui dynasty

d)

during the Western Han dynasty

4.

Which of the following was NOT a material the ancient Chinese used to write on before paper was invented?

a)

silk

b)

stone

c)

candle stick

d)

tortoise shell

5.

Who invented movable type printing?

a)

Tsai Lun

b)

nobody knows

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Bi Sheng

6.

The block printing technique used a more durable material than the movable type printing technique.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

What year did Johannes Gutenberg publish the first book in Europe using movable type printing?

a)

1546

b)

1455

c)

1544

d)

1454

8.

When was the movable type printing technique invented?

a)

during the Western Han dynasty

b)

during the Northern Song dynasty

c)

during the Southern Song dynasty

d)

during the Tang dynasty

9.

Who introduced the technique of making paper to Europe?

a)

Arabs

b)

Indians

c)

Mongols

d)

Japanese

10.

What was Johannes Gutenberg's first publication also called?

a)

the Forty-Two-Line Bible

b)

the Forty-Four-Line Bible

c)

the Forty-Three Line Bible

d)

the Forty-Five-Line Bible