MCQ Questions for Class 10 History Chapter 7 Print Culture and the Modern World with Answers
Q1. The earliest kind of print technology was developed in
a) China, Japan and Korea
b) China, Japan and India
c) China, Japan and South Korea
d) China, Japan and Europe
Ans. China, Japan and Korea
Q2. What do you mean by Calligraphy –
a) The art is used in books, journals, newspapers, prints of famous paintings, and also in everyday things.
b) This is a royal workshop in the sixteenth century, much before printing began in India.
c) The art of beautiful and stylised writing
d) A parchment made from the skin of animals
Ans. The art of beautiful and stylised writing
Q3. China possessed a huge ___________ which recruited its personnel through civil service examinations.
a) The art and style system
b) Bureaucratic system
c) Printed books
d) None of the above
Ans. bureaucratic system
Q4. the_______________ , as urban culture bloomed in China, the uses of print diversified.
a) Fifteenth century
b) Sixteenth century
c) Seventeenth century
d) Eighteenth century
Ans. Seventeenth century
Q5. Which of the following is true regarding “Print in Japan”
1) Buddhist missionaries from China introduced hand-printing technology into Japan around AD 768-770.
2) The oldest Japanese book, printed in AD 868, is the Buddhist Diamond Sutra, containing six sheets of text and woodcut illustrations.
3) Japan had the most exclusive and expensive painting library in the world.
a) (1) and (2) is true and (3) is false
b) (1) and (3) is true and (2) is false
c) All of the above statement is true
d) All of the above statement is false
Ans. (1) and (2) is true and (3) is false
Q6. In the eleventh century, Chinese paper reached Europe via the ________ route.
a) Ocean route
b) Land route
c) Silk route
d) None of the above
Ans. Silk route
Q7. In 1295, ____________ a great explorer, returned to Italy after many years of exploration in China.
a) Marco Polo
b) Johann Gutenberg
c) Kitagawa utamaro
d) Vellum platen
Ans. Marco Polo
Q8. Luxury editions were still handwritten on very expensive _________, meant for aristocratic circles and rich monastic libraries which scoffed at printed books as cheap vulgarities.
a) Platen
b) Vellum
c) Painting brush
d) None of these
Ans. Vellum
Q9. Who was Johann Gutenberg ?
a) He was a renaissance inventor who invented the printing press.
b) He was a scientist who invented the printing press painting machine.
c) He was a famous painter in Europe.
d) He is one of the most highly regarded designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings.
Ans. He was a renaissance inventor who invented the printing press.
Q10. What was the impact of the Print Revolution?
a) The shift from hand printing to mechanical printing is known as the print revolution.
b) It led to the growth and development in the technique and production of books.
c) It transformed the lives of people by opening the door of knowledge to a vast literate population.
d) All of the above statement
Ans. All of the above statement
Q11. What do you mean by Compositor –
a) The person who composes the text for printing
b) Metal frame in which types are laid and the text composed
c) A historical account or folk tale in verse, usually sung or recited
d) Places where people gathered to drink alcohol, to be served food, and to meet friends and exchange news
Ans. The person who composes the text for printing
Q12. Correct reasons for Martin Luther were in favor of print and spoke out in praise of it.
a) because print media helped popularize and spread his ideas.
b) because print media helped him to make a leader of the print and spoke society.
c) because Martin Luther was a German professor of theology.
d) All of the above reasons are correct.
Ans. because print media helped popularize and spread his ideas.
Q13. India had a very rich and old tradition of handwritten manuscripts – in Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian,
a) Sanskrit language
b) Arabic language
c) Persian language
d) All of the above language
Ans. All of the above language
Q14. A system of governance in which absolute power is exercised by an individual, unregulated by legal and constitutional checks is
a) Denomination
b) Despotism
c) Both A and B
d) None of these
Ans. Despotism
Q15. ________ and __________ calendars, along with ballads and folktales.
a) almanacs or chapbook
b) Chapbook or ritual
c) almanacs or ritual
d) None of these
Ans. almanacs or ritual
Q16. The ___________ developed from the early eighteenth century, combining information about current affairs with entertainment.
a) Current news Press
b) Democracy & Democratic Press
c) The Modern Press
d) The Periodical Press
Ans. The Periodical Press
Q17. What is Calligraphy?
a) The art of beautiful and stylish writing.
b) The beautiful nature and the handwriting
c) The first form of print technology used wooden blocks
d) Print in their daily life, to update trade information.
Ans. The art of beautiful and stylish writing.
Q18. Who was Menocchio?
a) Menocchio was a miller of sixteenth century in Europe
b) Menocchio was a miller of Eighteenth century in Italy
c) Menocchio was a miller of Eighteenth century in Europe
d) Menocchio was a miller of sixteenth century in Italy
Ans. Menocchio was a miller of sixteenth century in Italy
Q19. Which of the following statements is correct regarding, The earliest kind of print technology developed?
a) The earliest kind of print technology was developed in China.
b) Print technology was a system of hand printing.
c) Both (A) and (B) is correct
d) None of the statement is correct
Ans. Both (A) and (B) is correct
Q20. Name the first book printed by Johann Gutenberg.
a) Bruce Kościelniak
b) Diana Childress
c) Bible
d) Alix Christie
Ans. Bible
Q21. The reasons favoring shift from hand printing to mechanical printing in China is
1) Textbooks of Civil Service Examination were printed in vast numbers under the sponsorship of the imperial state.
2) From the sixteenth century, the number of examination candidates went up and that increased the volume of print.
a) Both reasons is true
b) Both reasons is false
c) (1) is true and (2) is false
d) (1) is false and (2) is true
Ans. Both reasons is true
Q22. The impact of the print revolution in Europe during the 15th and 16th century
1) Printing reduced the cost of books.
2) The time and labor required to produce each book came down, so multiple copies could be produced with greater ease.
3) Books flooded the market, reaching out to an ever growing readership.
a) (1) and (2) is correct and (3) is false incorrect
b) (1) and (3) is correct and (2) is false incorrect
c) All of the above statement is correct
d) All of the above statement is incorrect
Ans. All of the above statement is correct
Q23. ___________ wrote Ninety Five Theses criticizing the malpractices in the Roman Catholic Church.
a) J.V Schley
b) Martin Luther
c) Johann Gutenberg
d) None of the above
Ans. Martin Luther
Q24. What difference did printing technology make in the lives of women in the 19th century?
a) Women became important readers and writers.
b) Novels began to be written in the 19th century and some of the best novelists were women .
c) Their writing created a new image of women with will, strength of personality, determination and power to think.
d) All of the above
Ans. All of the above
Q25. The printing press first came to Goa with _______________ in the mid-sixteenth century.
a) Portuguese missionaries
b) Jesuit priests
c) Leonardo da Vinci
d) None of the above
Ans. Portuguese missionaries