Print Culture and the Modern World: Match the Pairs Quiz
Test your knowledge from the chapter! Match Column A with Column B. Click buttons to reveal answers.
Question 1: Match the printing origins
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| Hand printing first developed | a) Japan |
| Oldest Japanese printed book | b) China |
| Ukiyo art form | c) Diamond Sutra |
| Accordion book style | d) Kitagawa Utamaro |
1-b (China), 2-c (Diamond Sutra), 3-a/d (Japan/Utamaro), 4-b (China). Early print started in China with woodblocks, spread to Japan via Buddhists.
Question 2: Match the key books/artifacts
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| Tripitaka Koreana | a) Oldest metal type book |
| Jikji | b) Korean woodblocks |
| Diamond Sutra | c) Chinese hand-printed |
| Akhlaq-i-Nasiri | d) Indian royal workshop |
1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d. These represent early print milestones in Asia, recognized by UNESCO.
Question 3: Match the print impacts in China
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| Imperial state producer | a) Urban culture bloom |
| Seventeenth century | b) Civil service exams |
| Women publishers | c) Mechanical presses |
| Late nineteenth century | d) Poetry and plays |
1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c. Print diversified from officials to merchants and women in China.
Question 4: Match the Japanese print features
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| Edo (Tokyo) | a) Buddhist missionaries |
| Introduced hand-printing | b) Urban circles |
| Printed on textiles | c) Tsutaya Juzaburo |
| Publisher example | d) Pictures and money |
1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c. Visual material flourished in medieval Japan.
Question 5: Match the European print arrival
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| Marco Polo | a) Vellum manuscripts |
| Eleventh century | b) Brought woodblock knowledge |
| Luxury editions | c) Chinese paper reached |
| Woodblocks in Europe | d) Textiles and cards |
1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d. Print spread via silk route to Europe.
Question 6: Match Gutenberg's innovations
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| First printed book | a) Moveable type |
| 1448 system | b) Bible |
| Platen | c) Perfected |
| Olive press model | d) Press board |
1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a. Gutenberg revolutionized printing in 1430s.
Question 7: Match print revolution stats
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| 1450-1550 | a) 200 million copies |
| Sixteenth century | b) 20 million copies |
| Gutenberg Bible copies | c) 180 |
| Press speed | d) 250 sheets/hour |
1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d. Boom in book production across Europe.
Question 8: Match workshop terms
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| Compositor | a) Metal frame for types |
| Galley | b) Text composer |
| Vellum | c) Animal skin parchment |
| Calligraphy | d) Stylised writing |
1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d. Key terms from early print era.
Question 9: Match print revolution impacts
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| New reading public | a) Oral to reading culture |
| Ballad | b) Reduced book costs |
| Taverns | c) Folk tale in verse |
| Transition | d) Gathering places |
1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a. Print transformed access and culture.
Question 10: Match figures and roles
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| Johann Gutenberg | a) Ukiyo artist |
| Kitagawa Utamaro | b) Printing press inventor |
| Marco Polo | c) Knowledge from China |
| Shanghai | d) Print hub in China |
1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d. Pioneers in print history.
