HISTORY CH; 5 PRINT CULTURE AND THE MODERN WORLD
ASSIGNMENT
Q1. What was the earliest kind of print technology developed in China, Japan and Korea?
Q2. Discuss the development of printing in Japan.
Q3. Describe three short comings of manuscripts that were overcome by the printing press.
OR
Woodblocks printing became more and more popular in Europe. Give reasons.
Q4. Describe how Johann Gutenberg developed Printing Press technology?
Q5. How did a new reading public emerge in Europe in the place of a hearing public?
OR
How did oral culture enter print and how was print material orally transmitted? Explain any
three points.
Q6. What were the new forms of popular literature in print that appeared in 17th century
Europe to target new audiences?
Q7. Give a brief account of how print culture started in India?
Q8. Point out the role of Raja Ravi Varma in spreading the print culture and also describe the
new forms of publication that existed in India by the end of 19th Century.
OR
“By the end of the nineteenth century, a new visual culture was taking shape”. Discuss how?
Q9. How did the spread of print and reading in India influence ‘women’ of the society?
Q10. “After the revolt of 1857, the attitude to freedom of the press changed”. Explain briefly.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE:
1. Which of the following refers to print revolution?
(a) Invention of printing press
(b) Shift from hand printing to mechanical printing
(c) Revolt of people against printed matters
(d) Handwritten manuscripts for printed books
2. In ancient India which of the following material was used for writing manuscripts?
(a) Parchments
(b) Vellum
(c) Palm leaves
(d) Paper
3. Which one of the following is the oldest Japanese book? [CBSE 2014]
(a) Sutta Pitaka
(b) Diamond Sutra
(c) Mahavamsa
(d) Dipavamsa
4. The reformation movement was launched against the corrupt practices of which of
the following group?
(a) Feudal Lords
(b) Protestant Church
(c) Catholic Church
(d) Absolute rulers
5. 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.
6. Buddhist missionaries from China had introduced one of the following in Japan. Pick
up the correct one from the list given below:
(a) Tripitakas (religious canons —three basic Buddhist principles)
(b) Hand printing technology
(c) Buddhism
(d) Teachings of Buddha ritish rule in India.
7. ___________ was the Latin scholar who expressed deep anxiety about printed book.
8. The first printing press was developed by ___________ .
9. ___________ is an art of beautiful and stylised writing.
10.
ANSWERS :1-b, 2-b, 3-b, 4-c,5-b,6-b,7-Erasmus,8-Johann Gutenberg, 9-calligraphy,
10-(a) (iii)
(b) (v)
(c) (iv)
(d) (i)
(e) (ii)
