Chapter 5 Print Culture And The Modern

World
Test 1

1. Who was Marcopolo?

(a) German scientist
(b) English philosopher
(c) Spanish explorer
(d) Italian traveller/explorer

Answer: d

2. Who wrote about the injustices of the caste system in ‘Gulamgiri’? [CBSE
2011]
(a) Raja Rammohan Roy
(b) Jyotiba Phule
(c) Balgangadhar Tilak
(d) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Answer: b

3. Which of the following refers to print revolution?

(a) Invention of printing press
(b) Shift from hand printing to mechanical printing
(c) Revolt of people against printed matters
(d) Handwritten manuscripts for printed books

Answer: b
4. Aim of Protestant Reformation was to:
(a) reform religion
(ft) reform the Catholic church
(c) reform Jewish religion
(d) to protest against all reform

Answer: b

5. Why was James Augustus Hickey persecuted by Governor General Warren

Hastings?
(a) For poor editing of Bengal Gazette
(b) For publishing a lot of gossip about company’s Senior Official
(c) For publishing substandard material
(d) None of these

Answer: b

6. By whom was ‘ Sambad Kaumudi’ published in 1821?

(a) Iswer Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) C.R. Das
(c) Raja Rammohun Roy
(d) Swami Vivekanand

Answer: c

7. In ancient India which of the following material was used for writing
manuscripts?
(a) Parchments
(b) Vellum
(c) Palm leaves
(d) Paper

Answer: b

8. Which one of the following is the oldest Japanese book? [CBSE 2014]
(a) Sutta Pitaka
(b) Diamond Sutra
(c) Mahavamsa
(d) Dipavamsa

Answer: b

9. The reformation movement was launched against the corrupt practices of

which of the following group?
(a) Feudal Lords
(b) Protestant Church
(c) Catholic Church
(d) Absolute rulers

Answer: c

10. Who among the following was not a women novelist?

(a) Jane Austen
(b) Bronte Sisters
(c) George Eliot
(d) Maxim Gorky
Answer: d

11. Name the country which remained the major producer of printed material
for a long time:
(a) The Imperial State of China
(b) Germany
(c) Korea
(d) Japan.

Answer: a

12. Buddhist missionaries from China had introduced one of the following in
Japan. Pick up the correct one from the list given below:
(a) Tripitakas (religious canons —three basic Buddhist principles)
(b) Hand printing technology
(c) Buddhism
(d) Teachings of Buddha

Answer: b

13. Complete the sentence with one out of the following words:
The Chinese paper reached Europe through
(a) Silk Route
(b) Sea route
(c) Buddhist missionaries
(d) Merchants

Answer: a
14. Where from did the Italians get the technology of wood block printing?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) India
(d) Korea

Answer: a

15. Merchants and students in the University towns bought cheaper printed
copies of books in Europe. What kind of books were bought by the
aristocrats? Pick out the correct answer.
(a) Handwritten books on silk.
(b) Books made out of papyrus leaves.
(c) Handwritten books on very expensive vellum (a parchment made from the
skin of animals).
(d) Books engraved on copper plates.

Answer: c

16. Which of the following was not a reason for the limited popularity of
handwritten manuscripts in Europe:
(a) Manuscripts were fragile.
(b) They were awkward to handle and could I not be carried around easily.
(c) The content of manuscripts was rebellious and seditious.
(d) Copying manuscripts was expensive and time-consuming.

Answer: c

17. Who invented the first known printing press and where?
(a) Henry Ford, USA
(b) Leo Tolstoy, Russia
(c) Sir Henry Morton Stanley, America
(d) Johann Gutenberg, Germany

Answer: d

18. Not everyone welcomed the printed book.

There was widespread criticism. What could have been the reason? Find the
correct answer from the options given below:
(a) It was feared that if there was no control over what was printed and read,
then rebellious and irreligious thoughts might spread.
(b) Books will corrupt the minds of young i readers.
(c) It will divide the society into intellectuals i and non-intellectuals.
(d) Time will be wasted in reading books and it will hamper the work of daily
life.

Answer: a

19. Many historians have argued that print j culture created the conditions
within which French Revolution occurred. Choose the correct statement in this
regard from the list; given below:
(a) Print culture promoted the idea of Conservatism.
(b) It motivated the masses to protest old norms and values.
(c) Print culture created public opinion in favour of despotic power of the
State.
(d) Print popularized the ideas of enlightened ; thinkers who attacked the
despotic power of the State.

Answer: d
20. When did Printing Press come to India? Find the correct date from the list
given below.
(a) Mid 16th century
(b) Late 14th century
(c) Beginning of 18th century
(d) 19th century

Answer: a