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Print Culture and the Modern World

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Medium

Assertion (A): Gutenberg's printing press is considered one of the most important inventions in human history. Reason (R): It made possible the mass production of books, dramatically reducing their cost and making knowledge accessible to far more people.

ABoth A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
BBoth A and R are true, but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
CA is true but R is false.
DA is false but R is true.
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Hard

Gutenberg's movable type was made from:

AWood
BClay
CAn alloy of lead, tin, and antimony
DPure gold
3
Medium

What was a major limitation of woodblock printing compared to movable type?

AWoodblock printing was too fast
BEach page had to be carved on a separate block, making it slow and inflexible
CWoodblock printing could not use ink
DWoodblock printing was more expensive than movable type
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Easy

Which of the following was a challenge specific to printing in Indian languages?

AIndia had no paper
BIndian scripts were complex with many characters, making metal type difficult to use
CIndians did not want to read printed books
DThe British banned all Indian language printing
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Hard

Assertion (A): The Vernacular Press Act was modeled on the Irish Press Laws. Reason (R): The British government wanted to have similar control over the Indian press as they had over the Irish press.

ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is true but R is false
DA is false but R is true

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