7.44 Gutenberg & Tyndale

Who invented the printing press?

• Galileo Galilei

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Isaac Newton

• Johannes Gutenberg

What did Johannes Gutenberg print about 200 copies of in 1453?

• The Christian Bible

• The Torah

• The Bhagavad Gita

• The Quran

Before the invention of the printing press, how were books copied?

• By monks writing them by hand

• By using a photocopier

• By using a printing press

• By using a typewriter

What did the invention of the printing press lead to?

• Decrease in demand for books

• Increase in literacy

• Books becoming more easily available

• Dissemination of knowledge

Who translated the Christian Bible into English?

• William Shakespeare

• John Milton

• William Tyndale

• Geoffrey Chaucer

What did Tyndale's English translation of the Christian Bible serve as the model for?

• The American Standard Version

• The Revised Standard Version

• The New International Version

• The King James Version

What did Tyndale's work contribute to?

• Rise in literacy

• Rise in unemployment

• Rise in illiteracy

• Rise in poverty

What is William Tyndale often called because of his translation work?

• The Architect of the German Language

• The Architect of the French Language

• The Architect of the English Language

• The Architect of the Spanish Language

What did Tyndale's Christian Bible allow common people to do?

• Read in Latin

• Read in Greek

• Read in Hebrew

• Read in their own language

What did Tyndale's work contribute to the development of?

• The Modern English Language

• The Medieval Latin Language

• The Old Norse Language

• The Ancient Greek Language