Exercise: Print Culture and the Modern World

Multiple Choice Questions

In which of the three nations did the earliest kind of print technology come?

When was the oldest book of Japan 'Diamond Sutra' published ?

Who composed 'Great Govind'?

How many printed copies came in the markets of the 16th century Europe?

"Print is the ultimate gift of God, and the greatest one." Who said this statement ?

In which century did the journals begin to publish?

In which century did Europe make a long jump in the direction of literacy rates?

Two persian newspapers Jam-i-Jahan and Shamsul Akhbar were published

Fill in the Blanks

  1. The traditional Chinese _______ book was folded and stitched at the side.
  2. ______ became the hub of the new print culture, catering to the Western-style schools.
  3. Chinese buddhist missionaries introduced hand printing technology into _______ around A.D. 768-770.
  4. The first book Gutenberg printed was _______.
  5. In England, penny chapbooks were sold by petty pedlars known as ________.
  6. By the late 18th century, the press came to be made out of ______.
Answers

(1). Accordian, (2). Shanghai, (3). Japan, (4). The Bible, (5). Chapmen, (6). metal

True/ False

  1. In the hundred years between 1450 and 1550, printing presses were set up in most countries of Europe. (T/ F)
  2. The father of Gutenberg was a teacher. (T/ F)
  3. In the second half of the 15th century 10 million copies of printed books flooded lib the markets in Europe.. (T/ F)
  4. Martin Luther was one of the protestant reformers. (T/ F)
  5. By the 1780s, there was an outpouring of literature that mocked the royalty and the criticised their morality. (T/ F)
  6. Lending libraries had been in existence from the 19th century. (T/ F)
  7. The revolutionaries of Punjab were deported in 1907. (T/ F)
Answers

(1). True, (2). False, (3). False, (4). True, (5). True, (6). False, (7). True

One-Word Answer

  1. Which was the first book written by Gutenberg in 1448?
  2. Who was Martin Luther?
  3. Who was called the originator of press in India?
  4. In which country a children’s press devoted to literature for children alone was set up in 1857?
  5. Who made the power round cylinderical press ?
  6. When did James Augustus Hickey begin to edit a weekly journal the ‘Bengal Gazette’?
  7. When and where was the first printed edition of the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas published?
Answers

(1). The Bible, (2). Religious reformer, (3). Hickey, (4). France, (5). Richard M. Hoe, (6). 1780, (7). From Calcutta

Match the column

Section ASection B
1). Vernacular Press Acta). Rashsundari Debi
2). Revision of Press Lawsb). A.D. 868
3). Gulamgiric). 1878
4). Amar Jiband). Governor General Bentinck
5). Diamond Sutrae). Jyotiba Phule
Answers

(1). > (c), (2). > (d), (3). > (e), (4). > (a), (5). > (b)