Unit 2.8 Johannes Gutenberg and the Printing Press

Unit 2.8 Johannes Gutenberg and the Printing Press

10th Grade

13 Qs

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Unit 2.8 Johannes Gutenberg and the Printing Press

Unit 2.8 Johannes Gutenberg and the Printing Press

Assessment

Quiz

History

10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Suzanne Planas

Used 8+ times

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13 questions

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1.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(a)   is credited with the invention of the movable type printing press.

Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Johannes Gutenberg
Albert Einstein

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main problem with creating books before the printing press?

It was too expensive

It took too long to write by hand

There was a shortage of paper

There was no demand for books

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one of Gutenberg's key innovations in the printing process?

Using wooden blocks to press ink onto paper

Using movable metal pieces to create pages

Using a faster drying ink

Using a larger printing press

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many pages could Gutenberg's presses print per day?

40-50 pages

100-200 pages

500-1000 pages

1000's of pages

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the first item printed by the Gutenberg press?

A German poem

A Latin Grammar

An indulgence for the Catholic Church

A Bible

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significance of the Gutenberg Bible?

It was the first mass-produced Bible

It was the first Bible available to the middle class

It was the first Bible printed outside of the church

All of the above

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many complete Gutenberg Bibles exist today?

1

5

10

21

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