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The Printing Press

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Renaissance brought about many changes to European society during the __ and __ centuries

a)

20th and 21th

b)

15th and 16th

c)

18th and 19th

2.

The Chinese had been using wooden blocks to print since about ___ CE.

a)

200

b)

300

c)

400

d)

500

3.

In 1041 CE, an inventor named _________ invented what is called 'movable type'.

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Pi Sheng

4.

Since there are thousands of characters in the ________ language

a)

Persian

b)

Korean

c)

Arabic

d)

Chinese

5.

In Europe, however, the __-letter alphabet made it easier to create movable type.

a)

27

b)

30

c)

26

d)

25

6.

In 1436 CE, an inventor named _________________ designed a new kind of printing press.

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Nikola Tesla

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

7.

Gutenberg met a lawyer named Johann Fust in ____CE who invested in his idea.

a)

1434

b)

1433

c)

1450

d)

1449

8.

By 1550 CE, most classical texts were in print throughout ______.

a)

India

b)

Korea

c)

China

d)

Europe

9.

Book printing begin in Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What is this machine?

a)

Paper Making machine

b)

Sewing machine

c)

Time machine

d)

The Printing Press