Printing Press

Barbara Bishop

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  1. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

    2. Links to reference material:
    IdeaFinder's online image of the printing press with annotation

    Your answer:
    Johann Gutenberg used an old print setting method to spark a religious revolution.
    Johann Gutenberg used an old farming method to spark a social revolution.
    Johann Gutenberg used an olive oil pressing method to spark a religious revolution.
    Johann Gutenberg used an old lever and hammer method to spark a political revolution.

  2. According to the timeline, the people from which two countries invented printing methods first?

    3. Links to reference material:
    A History of Publishing Timeline

    Your answer:
    China and Korea
    Britain and the United States
    Greece and Turkey
    Russia and Norway

  3. According to the passage, which sentence is MOST true?

    4. Links to reference material:
    Digital Century's Online Encyclopedia of Printing

    Your answer:
    European type-setting techniques revolutionized Chinese printing.
    The Chinese and European cultures worked together to invent a type-setting method which is still in use today.
    Chinese people invented moveable type-set before Europeans, but the European invention was more revolutionary to Europeans because of the Chinese lettering.
    Because of the Chinese lettering, the invention of type-setting methods by the Chinese was more revolutionary than the later invention by the Europeans.

  4. According to the information provided under the heading "Gutenberg's Contribution," which of the following is MOST true?

    5. Links to reference material:
    Inventors Museum Online Gallery

    Your answer:
    The invention of the printing press brought Gutenberg a substantial personal fortune and a lasting legacy.
    The printing press was a great idea, but bulky and difficult to use, resulting in a law-suit for Gutenberg.
    Although his invention was ingenious, it was not practical or useful and he died without his fortune.
    Although remarkably inventive, the printing press's time-saving legacy couldn't bring Gutenberg a personal fortune.

  5. Read this bibliographic information about Johann Gutenberg, German inventor. According to the second paragraph, which of the following occupations did he NOT try?

    6. Links to reference material:
    Biographical information for Gutenberg from Page Wise

    Your answer:
    gem-cutting
    metalwork
    teaching
    ship-building

  6. According to the passage which is NOT true?

    7. Links to reference material:
    Biographical information for Johann Gutenberg from Page Wise

    Your answer:
    Gutenberg had to borrow money to finance his invention.
    Gutenberg died completely destitute and without financial assistance from others.
    The process of inventing the printing press took more than a decade to perfect.
    The legal troubles surrounding the debts and loans caused Gutenberg to reveal some of his trade secrets.

  7. According to Peter Shaffer, an apprentice working for Fust, the first process (setting the type), had an inherent problem. What was it and how was it solved?

    8. Links to reference material:
    Role Play Essay from perspective of one who apprenticed with Fust

    Your answer:
    The metal characters were starting to deteriorate, so a switch was made to a wooden type-setting method.
    Early craftspeople were unable to get the wooden type characters to look good, so a switch was made to a clay-based method.
    The original metal-based method of type-setting was augmented by wooden handles in order to avoid deterioration.
    Each wood character, although precisely crafted, couldn't be matched up with other characters evenly. This was solved by changing to metal characters.

  8. According to Peter Shaffer, an apprentice working for Fust, the first process (setting the type), involves using the brass punch on a bar to make an impression of the letter (called a _________) which could then be used as a cast for a still softer metal such as ____, thus making many copies of the original die.

    9. Links to reference material:
    Role play essay from perspective of one who apprenticed with Fust

    Your answer:
    imprint....copper
    impression...gold leaf
    matrix.....lead
    copy....bronze

  9. According to the information under the heading : Setting the Type, once all of the characters have been organized, the typeset was fixed into place. Then it was refered to as a _________.

    10. Links to reference material:
    Role play essay from perspective of one who apprenticed with Fust

    Your answer:
    mold
    forme
    template
    copy

  10. According to the passage under the heading "Second Process: Pressing Paper to Make Copies," the old saying "putting the paper to bed" means:

    11. Links to reference material:
    Role play essay from perspective of one who apprenticed with Fust

    Your answer:
    the paper has been written and is ready to be type-set
    the paper has type-set and is ready to be printed
    the paper has been printed and is ready to be type-set
    the paper has been written, read, and put away

  11. According to the information under the heading "Second Process," what is slid into the press?

    12. Links to reference material:
    http://www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us/Renaissance/guildhall/printer/printingshop.html

    Your answer:
    paper only
    type and paper
    paper and paper holder
    paper, type, and paper holder

  12. According to the passage, WHAT is "considered to be the first substantial book printed from movable type"?

    13. Links to reference material:
    University of Wisconsin Gutenberg Bible page

    Your answer:
    all of these are the same
    42-line Bible
    Mazarin Bible
    Gutenberg Bible

  13. According to the Johann Gutenberg information, which of the following genres of literature WAS NOT among those printed by Gutenberg in the early years of the invention?

    14. Links to reference material:
    Graphion's Online Type Museum - Gutenberg page

    Your answer:
    a calendar
    an epic poem
    a letter of papal indulgence
    a massive encyclopedia

  14. According to the information about printer/translator William Caxton, which of the following is MOST TRUE?

    15. Links to reference material:
    Graphion's Online Type Museum

    Your answer:
    William Caxton was a translator and a printer well known for abandoning his legible font in favor of a more bold, Gothic look.
    Caxton was an author who experimented with typesetting and found it a more profitable career than writing.
    Caxton was famous throughout Europe for his invention of a round and open font which became the norm in Europe.
    The first English printer in England, Caxton brought several classics such as "The Canterbury Tales" to Europe.

  15. According to the glossary, where would be the BEST place to put the FOLIO?

    16. Links to reference material:
    Graphion Online Museum of Typesetting Glossary

    Your answer:
    in the gutter
    on a recto page
    on the widow
    in the top margin

  16. According to the graphic, what must a "descender" be?

    17. Links to reference material:
    Graphion Online Text Museum graphic page

    Your answer:
    any lower case letter
    a letter that has a serif
    a letter which extends farther than the base line
    a letter with larger than average cap height

  17. According to the passage under the heading "First a Word about the People we Replaced," typesetters were people who sometimes did all of the following EXCEPT what?

    18. Links to reference material:
    Graphion's Online Museum of Typesetting - Old Phototypesetter Tales

    Your answer:
    re-write text so it would fit on the line in a more pleasing manner
    determine hyphenation rules
    seek approval of a higher authority in the printing heirarchy
    employ mathematical formulas and equations

  18. Read about this famous American and his occupation as a printer. Be sure and click on the link that shows a replica of his printing press. What techniques did he use to ensure that all people could share the printed word?

    19. Links to reference material:
    Benjamin Franklin Institute

    Your answer:
    use of special large font
    use of pictures and cartoons
    use of a special printing technology
    use of famous sayings with which the public would be familiar

  19. The following words of wisdom are the BEST interpretation of the adage corresponding with which letter? "Those who have much are picky. Those who have little are grateful."

    20. Links to reference material:
    Benjamin Franklin Institute - His Words of Wisdom

    Your answer:
    P
    E
    H
    Q

  20. Order these printing inventions chronologically; list the earliest one first.

    21. Links to reference material:
    Advances in Print Technology - Digital Century online Encyclopedia of Printing

    Your answer:
    Gutenberg press, Xerox machine, Linotype; Internet
    Gutenberg press; Linotype; Internet; Xerox machine
    Gutenberg press; Linotype; Xerox machine; Internet
    Linotype; Gutenberg press; Xerox machine; Internet

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