Johannes Gutenberg

There were not many books available prior to Gutenberg developing movable block printing because .........

• Paper had not been invented yet

• Public libraries had not yet been developed

• Books had to be copied by hand

Gutenberg was born in the country of ......

• Italy

• Belgium

• France

• Germany

Which was Gutenberg NOT RESPONSIBLE for introducing to Europe?

• Movable block printing

• Paper made out of wood pulp

• The printing press

Prior to the introduction of movable block printing, only _____ had books.

• Clergy (Priests, Monks, and Nuns)

• Schools

• Wealthy people

Because movable type printing increased the availability of books, the .......

• Literacy rate increased

• Number of public libraries increased

• Number of schools increased

How did movable block printing and the printing press affect the Renaissance and the Reformation?

• It allowed the artistic works of the Renaissance to be copied

• It led to the development of newspapers

• It allowed Martin Luther's 95 Theses and Renaissance ideas to be spread