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WorksheetsPrint Culture and the modern world
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 54mins
Who wrote about the injustices of the caste system in ‘Gulamgiri’?
Raja Rammohan Roy
Jyotiba Phule
Balgangadhar Tilak
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Which of the following refers to print revolution?
Invention of printing press
Shift from hand printing to mechanical printing
Revolt of people against printed matters
Handwritten manuscripts for printed books
Aim of Protestant Reformation was to:
reform religion
reform the Catholic church
reform Jewish religion
to protest against all reform
Why was James Augustus Hickey persecuted by Governor General Warren Hastings?
For poor editing of Bengal Gazette
For publishing a lot of gossip about company’s Senior Official
For publishing substandard material
None of these
By whom was ‘ Sambad Kaumudi’ published in 1821?
Iswer Chandra Vidyasagar
C.R. Das
Raja Rammohun Roy
Swami Vivekanand
In ancient India which of the following material was used for writing manuscripts?
Vellum
Palm leaves
Parchment paper
paper
Who among the following was not a women novelist?
Jane Austen
Bronte Sisters
George Eliot
Maxim Gorky
Complete the sentence with one out of the following words:
The Chinese paper reached Europe through
Sea Route
Silk Route
Buddhist missionaries
Buddhist merchants
Complete the sentence with one out of the following words:
The Chinese paper reached Europe through
Sea Route
Silk Route
Buddhist missionaries
Buddhist merchants
Which of the following was not a reason for the limited popularity of handwritten manuscripts in Europe:
Manuscripts were fragile.
They were awkward to handle and could I not be carried around easily.
The content of manuscripts was rebellious and seditious.
Copying manuscripts was expensive and time-consuming.
‘The printing press is the most powerful engine of progress and public opinion is the force that will sweep despotism away.’ Who said these words?
Manocchio
Louise Sebastien Mercier
Martin Luther
Erasmus
Why was not everyone happy with the establishment of print technology?
people feared that it wold destroy the country.
it would create rebellious and irreligious thoughts among people.
it might destroy the value of literature
it would destroy the print technology
The Founder of newspaper Bangal Gazette is James Augustus
False
True
Name this book
Akbarnama
Diwan of hafiz
Quran
Diwan-e-ghalib
Name this book
rig veda
Yajur veda
Sama veda
Atharva veda
(a) of korea is among the world s oldest existing books printed with movanle metal type
How were books printed in China before the invention of mechanical presses?
By rubbing paper against the inked surface of woodblocks
By using a system of hand printing
By using a printing press
By using movable type
What type of books were preferred by the new readership in China?
Textbooks for civil service examinations
Fictional narratives and poetry
Trade information
Autobiographies and anthologies
Which city became the hub of the new print culture in China?
Shanghai
Beijing
Hong Kong
Guangzhou
When was the earliest Japanese book printed?
AD 594
AD 768
AD 868
AD 1066
What was the oldest Japanese book called?
The Diamond Sutra
The Tripitaka Koreana
The Buddhist Scriptures
The Accordion Book
What type of material were pictures printed on in Japan?
Textiles
Playing cards
Paper money
All of the above
Who was a famous artist known for ukiyo prints in Japan?
Manet
Monet
Van Gogh
Kitagawa Utamaro
What did publishers like Tsutaya Juzaburo do in the process of woodblock printing?
Commissioned artists to draw themes
Carved the printing block
Destroyed the original drawing
All of the above
What type of material were the Tripitaka Koreana engraved on?
Woodblocks
Metal plates
Stone tablets
Papyrus scrolls
By the end of the eighteenth century, in some parts of Europe literacy rates were as high as ...............
40 to 60 %
70 to 90 %
60 to 80 %
20 to 30 %
Which were low-priced small books printed on poor quality paper......
Biliotheque Bleue
Bible
Anna Karenina
Pride and Prejudice
What is the significance of print culture in the modern world?
It has no impact on society
It has led to the spread of new ideas and knowledge
It has decreased literacy rates
It has increased the power of the monarchy
Who developed the first-known printing press in the 1430s?
Johann Gutenberg
Isaac Newton
Marco Polo
Voltaire
What was the impact of print culture on the French Revolution?
It decreased the literacy rates
It popularized the ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers
It led to the strengthening of the monarchy
It had no impact on the revolution
What was the significance of the children's press set up in France in 1857?
It led to a decrease in the popularity of children's literature
It published new works as well as old fairy tales and folk tales for children
It published works only for adults
It had no significance
What did the Grimm Brothers do in Germany in the nineteenth century?
They discouraged the reading of folk tales
They had no impact on literature
They wrote new stories for children
They compiled traditional folk tales gathered from peasants
What impact did print have on rural folk tales?
It had no impact on them
It led to a decrease in their popularity
It led to the disappearance of rural folk tales
It recorded old rural folk tales in a new form
Vellum' is:
(a) Printing on palm leaves
(b) Printing on paper
(c) A parchment made from the skin of animals
(d) Printing on cloth.
Who were called 'Chapmen'?
(a) Book seller
(b) Paper seller
(c) Workers of printing press
(d) Seller of 'penny chap books'
why did MARTIN LUTHER write the 95 THESES?
To criticize the country.
To criticize the church.
To criticize the church practices and rituals.
None of the above.
Aim of Protestant Reformation was to:
reform religion
reform the Catholic church
reform Jewish religion
to protest against all reform
What is Fatwa?
Legal scholars of Islam and the sharia
A legal pronouncement on Islamic law usually given by a mufti
The Deoband Seminary people are known as
Why did Hindu orthodoxy commission publish the news paper Samachar Chandrika ?
To spread Indian literature.
To protect Hinduism from christian missionaries.
To oppose Rammohun Roy’s opinions.
What was one of the earliest books printed using the Gutenberg press?**
A) The Canterbury Tales
B) The Iliad
C) The Gutenberg Bible
D) The Divine Comedy
Who wrote about the injustices of the caste system in ‘Gulamgiri’?
Raja Rammohan Roy
Jyotiba Phule
Balgangadhar Tilak
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Why was not everyone happy with the establishment of print technology?
people feared that it wold destroy the country.
it would create rebellious and irreligious thoughts among people.
it might destroy the value of literature
it would destroy the print technology
Choose the incorrect statement from following.
The printing press first came to Goa with Bitish missionaries in the mid-sixteenth century.
Catholic priests printed the first Tamil book in 1579 at Cochin.
In 1713 the first Malayalam book was printed by Catholic priests.
By whom was ‘ Sambad Kaumudi’ published in 1821?
Iswer Chandra Vidyasagar
C.R. Das
Raja Rammohun Roy
Swami Vivekanand
The earliest kind of print technology was developed in:
Europe
China, Japan, and Korea
Egypt and Persia
Greece and Rome
Which of the following materials was primarily used for printing in early China?
Stone tablets
Metal plates
Woodblocks
Clay seals
The ‘accordion book’ in traditional Chinese printing refers to:
A book folded and stitched at the sides
A book rolled like a scroll
A book bound in leather covers
A book with loose unbound pages
Why did printing expand rapidly in China from the sixteenth century onward?
The invention of movable metal type
Growth of civil service examinations
The introduction of electricity
The decline of handwritten manuscripts
Which group began to use print materials most widely in seventeenth-century China?
Peasants
Monks
Merchants and urban readers
Soldiers and officials
In Japan, the first book printed using woodblocks was the:
Tripitaka Koreana
Diamond Sutra
Tale of Genji
Book of Tea
The art form called ukiyo in Japan depicted:
Political scenes
Pictures of the floating world
Scenes from Buddhist monasteries
Scientific inventions
The Tripitaka Koreana, engraved on about 80,000 woodblocks, belongs to which country?
Japan
China
Korea
India
Who brought the knowledge of woodblock printing from China to Europe?
Marco Polo
Johann Gutenberg
Martin Luther
Christopher Columbus
What was the main drawback of handwritten manuscripts in medieval Europe?
They were colorful but inaccurate
They were fragile, costly, and time-consuming to produce
They were easily available to common people
They could be printed in bulk
Which of the following was not a feature of early Gutenberg printed books?
Metal letters imitating ornamental handwriting
Pages decorated by hand
Uniform appearance in every copy
Blank spaces left for illustrations
By 1500, the number of books printed in Europe was approximately:
1 million
10 million
20 million
200 million
What does the term “moveable type printing” refer to?
Printing with fixed wooden blocks
Printing with movable metal letters
Printing using stone impressions
Printing by hand copying
What was the literacy rate in some parts of Europe by the end of the 18th century?
60% - 70%
70% - 80%
65% - 75%
60 - 80%
which institutions setup schools to promote literacy during the 17th and 18th centuries?
churches
government
universities
monastery
Which type of literature did book sellers target during the 17th and 18th centuries?
maps
scientific theories
ritual calendars
classics
Which kind of books were printed on poor quality paper and bound in cheap blue covers in France?
romances
Biliotheque bleue
histories
folk tales
In which century did the periodical press develop?
17th
18th
16th
19th
Which novelist in eighteenth-century France, declared: ‘The printing press is the most powerful engine of progress and public opinion is the force that will sweep despotism away.’
Paul Ableman
Richard Adams
Louise-Sebastien Mercier
Grace Aguilar
......... and ........... scientific texts were compiled and published, and maps and scientific diagrams were widely printed
Ancient and Medieval
Newspapers and Journals
Voltaire and Jean Jacques
Printed and Read
Then there were the romances, printed on four to six pages, and the more substantial ................ which were stories about the past.
Chapbooks
Histories
Articles
Information
Which were low-priced small books printed on poor quality paper......
Biliotheque Bleue
Bible
Anna Karenina
Pride and Prejudice
Who among the following religious reformers wrote Ninty Five These criticising many of the religious practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic church?
Confucious
Kitagawa Utamaro
Martin Luther
Hi-sang
why did MARTIN LUTHER write the 95 THESES?
To criticize the country.
To criticize the church.
To criticize the church practices and rituals.
None of the above.
‘The printing press is the most powerful engine of progress and public opinion is the force that will sweep despotism away.’ Who said these words?
Manocchio
Louise Sebastien Mercier
Martin Luther
Erasmus
Which of the following was not a reason for the limited popularity of handwritten manuscripts in Europe:
Manuscripts were fragile.
They were awkward to handle and could I not be carried around easily.
The content of manuscripts was rebellious and seditious.
Copying manuscripts was expensive and time-consuming.
Identify the reason why periodicals in the nineteenth century began serializing novels:
To reduce paper consumption
To keep readers engaged and increase sales
To ensure novels reached only elite readers
To limit access to scientific knowledge
Which of the following best exemplifies the role of lending libraries in the lives of white-collar workers and artisans in England?
They were exclusive to members of the clergy.
They served as a means of social gathering.
They provided access to educational materials for self-improvement.
They offered access to leisure readings only.
Statement-Based Question: Select the correct option based on the statements below. Statement I: Mercier believed the printing press was a tool of progress. Statement II: Mercier saw public opinion as a means to challenge despotism.
Both statements are true.
Both statements are false.
Only Statement I is true.
Only Statement II is true.
Why might historians argue that the public reading of Enlightenment texts had a transformative effect on eighteenth-century France?
These readings were mandatory for all citizens.
They encouraged individuals to think critically and question social norms.
They promoted religious revivalism across France.
They were a primary source of entertainment for the aristocracy.
Which factor best explains why rural folk tales were edited by the Grimm Brothers before publication?
To make them appealing to children and acceptable to the elites
To preserve the tales exactly as they were originally told
To make them longer for adult readers
To include more religious content in the tales
How did libraries impact the working class in the nineteenth century?
They offered exclusive access to scientific texts.
They became a resource for self-education and social mobility.
They catered only to middle-class readers.
They replaced family gatherings as a source of entertainment.
Which of the following best describes how print culture contributed to the French Revolution?
It led directly to violent protests against the monarchy.
It provided a platform for Enlightenment ideas, questioning traditional authority.
It encouraged only economic reforms in France.
It primarily promoted religious discussions and values.
Identify the effect of the 'Shilling Series' introduced in England in the 1920s:
It catered only to the wealthy elite.
It made popular works affordable and accessible.
It promoted scientific literature exclusively.
It consisted mainly of religious texts.
Analyze the role of James Lackington’s observations on book sales to understand social changes in the late eighteenth century. Which of the following conclusions aligns with his observations?
Books became popular mainly among scholars.
Even rural populations, previously uninterested, developed a reading habit.
Printing innovations only benefitted the urban population.
Books were accessible only to farmers and aristocrats.
Assertion (A): Print culture allowed Enlightenment thinkers to spread ideas challenging tradition and despotism. Reason (R): The Enlightenment thinkers wanted only elite groups to have access to their ideas.
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true, but R is false.
A is false, but R is true.
Which of the following options best explains the significance of the 'Bibliotheque Bleue' in France?
It represented elite literature meant for the wealthy.
It was a collection of expensive, elaborately bound books.
It was a low-priced series of small books targeting common readers.
It was a publication promoting religious ideals.
The term 'chapbooks,' refers to:
Pocket-size books sold by chapmen at low prices.
Large volumes detailing historical records.
Exclusive literary works circulated among aristocrats.
Printed periodicals available in lending libraries only.
Which statement best describes the impact of periodicals in eighteenth-century Europe?
They were exclusively for the upper classes.
They focused solely on religious content.
They combined information about current affairs with entertainment.
They were available only in urban centers.
Identify the primary outcome of rising literacy rates by the end of the eighteenth century in Europe.
Decline in rural book sales
Emergence of a class divide between literate and illiterate people
Widespread 'reading mania' and increased demand for books
Decline in oral storytelling traditions
Which factor contributed significantly to the increase in literacy rates in Europe during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?
Establishment of printing presses in rural areas
Initiatives by various churches to set up schools
Growth of urban trade networks
Migration of scholars to European villages
Choose the incorrect statement from following.
The printing press first came to Goa with Bitish missionaries in the mid-sixteenth century.
Catholic priests printed the first Tamil book in 1579 at Cochin.
In 1713 the first Malayalam book was printed by Catholic priests.
Why did Hindu orthodoxy commission publish the news paper Samachar Chandrika ?
To spread Indian literature.
To protect Hinduism from christian missionaries.
To oppose Rammohun Roy’s opinions.
What major impact did the printing press have on society during the modern world?**
A) Increased use of handwritten manuscripts
B) Decreased access to information
C) Improved the spread of knowledge and ideas
D) Hindered the Reformation movement
Which of the following was a popular publication during the early days of print culture?
A) "The Travels of Marco Polo"
B) "The Communist Manifesto"
C) "War and Peace"
D) "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
What was a significant limitation of handwritten manuscripts compared to printed books?
A) Handwritten manuscripts were more affordable.
B) Handwritten manuscripts were more accurate.
C) Handwritten manuscripts were easier to produce.
D) Handwritten manuscripts were time-consuming and limited in quantity.
