THE INDIAN HIGH SCHOOL, DUBAI

PT2 REVISION WORKSHEET 2024-2025

PRINT CULTURE AND THE MODERN WORLD

Grade:10

MCQs
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I. Rashsundari Debi 1. Chhote Aur Bade ka Sawa
II. Sudarshan Chakr 2. Kesari
III. Kashibaba 3. Amar Jiban
IV. Bal Gangadhar Tilak 4. Sacchi Kavitayen
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:
A. I-3, II-4, III-1, IV-2
B. I-4, II-3, III-1, IV-2
C. I-2, II-1, III-3, IV-4
D. I-4, II-1, III-2, IV-3
2 Not everyone welcomed the printed book. There was widespread criticism. What could have been
the reason?
A. It was feared that if there was no control over what was printed and read, then rebellious and
irreligious thoughts might spread.
B. Books will corrupt the minds of young readers.
C. It will divide the society into intellectuals and non-intellectuals.
D. Time will be wasted in reading books and it will hamper the work of daily life.

3 Why was the Vernacular Press Act passed by the British Government in India?

A. The Vernacular Act was passed to promote vernacular languages.

B. The Vernacular Act was passed by the British government to put some check on vernacular
newspapers which had become assertively nationalist.
C. The Vernacular Act was passed to please the Indians who wanted to promote Indian languages.
D. The Vernacular Act was passed to consolidate British rule in India.

4 ‘Tremble, therefore, tyrants of the world! Tremble before the virtual writer.’ Whose words are
these and what warning is given through them?

A. Mercier, a French novelist of 18th century, who believed that printing press is so powerful
that it would sweep despotism away
B. Louise Sebastien Mercier, a novelist of the 18th century England, who gave this warning to
despots
C. c) Mercier, an American novelist of the 18th century, who believed in the power of print
and warned against despotism
D. A French novelist Mercier (19th century), who believed in the power of print
5 Arrange the following in chronological order: 1
I. Italians began producing books with woodblocks
II. Books in China were printed by rubbing paper
III. In Japan, pictures were printed on textiles and playing cards
IV. The metal letters imitated the ornamental handwritten styles.

OPTIONS:
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 A. III, II, I & IV
B. I, II, III & IV
C. II, III, I & IV
D. IV, II, III & I
6 Which of the following was not a reason for the limited popularity of handwritten manuscripts in 1
Europe?
A. Manuscripts were fragile.
B. Manuscripts were awkward to handle and could not be carried around easily.
C. The content of the manuscripts was rebellious and seditious.
D. Copying manuscripts was expensive and time-consuming.

7 Arrange the following in Chronological order:

(i) Print culture created the conditions for the French Revolution
(ii) Martin Luther’s writings led to the beginning of the Protestant Reformation
(iii) Menocchio reinterpreted the message of the Bible
(iv) Johann Gutenberg invented the Printing
Press Options:
A. iii, ii, i & iv
B. i, ii, iii & iv
C. iv, iii, ii & i
D. iv, ii, iii & i

8 Monica is reading an abstract written by Tarabai Shinde. Which of the following is most likely to 1
be the central issue of this text?
A. Religious indoctrination by priests
B. Miserable lives of farmers in debt
C. The plight of upper caste Hindu widows
D. The exploitation of children by factory owners

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Look at the picture given above. Identify the name of the painter from the following options.
A. Abindranath Tagore
B. Rabindra Nath Tagore
C. Raja Ravi Verma
D. Samant Das Gupta
10 In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Read the statements and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): In 1835, faced with urgent petitions by editors of English and vernacular
newspapers, Governor-General Bentinck agreed to revise press laws.
Reason (R): Warren Hastings, a liberal Colonial official, formulated new rules that restored the
earlier freedoms.
Options: -
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.

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 D. A is false but R is true.
11 In 1517, the religious reformer Martin Luther wrote Ninety-Five Theses criticising many of the
practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church, what was its outcome?
i. they were ignored by the church
ii. A printed copy of this was posted on a church door in Wittenberg. It challenged the Church to
debate his ideas.
iii. Luther’s writings were immediately reproduced in vast numbers and read widely.
iv. This led to a division within the Church and to the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.
Luther’s translation of the New Testament sold 5,000 copies within a few weeks
A. i only
B. i and ii
C. i,ii,iii and iv
D. ii, iii and iv
12 In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Read the statements and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): There was a time of intense controversies between social and religious reformers
and the Hindu orthodoxy over matters like widow immolation, monotheism, Brahmanical
priesthood and idolatry
Reason (R):The Deoband Seminary, founded in 1867, published thousands upon thousands of
fatwas telling Muslim readers how to conduct themselves in their everyday lives, and explaining
the meanings of Islamic doctrines.

Options: -
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true.
13. The main theme of the book ‘Chhote aur Bade Ka Sawal’ written by Kashibaba, a Kanpur mill
worker, was:
A. The life of the elite upper castes.
B. The link between caste and class exploitation.
C. Restrictions on the Vernacular Press.
D. Injustices of the caste system.

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The woodcut painting given above was created during the time when Indians were beginning to
accept the idea of Women’s education in the late 19th century.
Which of the following scenarios was the artist trying to portray in this art piece?
A. Listening to music is the best way to spend one’s free time
B. Decreasing popularity of the western idea of marriage
C. Breakdown of traditional family roles
D. Pleasure is the ultimate goal of life
15 Consider the statements given below and choose the correct answer
Statement I: By the mid-nineteenth century, Richard M. Hoe had perfected the power-driven
cylindrical press which could print up to six colours at a time.
Statement II: In the nineteenth century, Lending libraries in England became instruments for
educating exclusively women.
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 A. Statement I is correct and II is incorrect.
B. Statement I is incorrect and II is correct
C. Both I & II are incorrect
D. Both I & II are correct
16 Which of the following statements does not support the view of some historians that Print Culture
was the basis for the French Revolution?
A. Print culture led to the spread of ideas of enlightened thinkers and encouraged questioning,
critical reasoning and rule of reason rather than tradition
B. It led to a public culture of debate, discussion, new ideas of social revolution
C. Print did not directly shape the people’s minds but opened up the possibility of thinking
differently
D. It aroused hostility against monarchy, its mentality and mocked it

17 Why did the Roman Church begin to maintain an Index of Prohibited Books from 1558?
i. Interference of foreign writers
ii. Giving too many independent beliefs to people through books
iii.Troubled by such effects of popular readings and questionings of faith
iv.Writing and printing of heretical beliefs
A. i only
B. i and ii
C. ii, iii and iv
D. iii and iv

18 The Bengal Gazette was edited by

A. Gangadhar Bhattacharya
B. Raja Rammohun Roy
C. James Augustus Hickey
D. Richard M. Hoe

19 What impact did print have regarding the French Revolution?

i. Print popularised the ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers, their writings provided a critical
commentary on tradition, superstition and despotism and reasoning
ii. Print created a new culture of dialogue and debate
iii. by the 1780s there was literature that mocked the royalty and monarchy and criticised their
morality, along with cartoons and caricatures
iv. people were not affected directly but they did pay attention
A. i only
B. i and ii
C. i, ii, iii, and iv
D. iii and iv

20 Read the following source and answer the following questions 1

As the demand for books increased, booksellers all over Europe began exporting books to many +
different countries. Book fairs were held at different places. Production of handwritten manuscripts 1
was also organised in new ways to meet the expanded demand. Scribes or skilled handwriters were +
no longer solely employed by wealthy or influential patrons but increasingly by booksellers as well. 2
More than 50 scribes often worked for one bookseller. But the production of handwritten
manuscripts could not satisfy the ever-increasing demand for books. There was clearly a great need
for even quicker and cheaper reproduction of texts.

1. Who were scribes?

Scribes were skilled handwriters who copied manuscripts before the invention of the printing
press.
2. Which change led to the rise of the print revolution?
The shift from hand printing to mechanical printing led to the print revolution.

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3. State two advantages of woodblock printing over handwritten manuscripts that made printing
more popular.
Copying was an expensive, laborious and time-consuming business
Manuscripts were fragile, awkward to handle, and could not be carried around or read easily.
Their circulation therefore remained limited.
Growing demand for cheap books for university students and merchants made the cheaper
woodblocks more popular

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