Print and Religion

Q.

Why did some people fear the effect of easily available printed books? Choose one example from Europe and one from India.

Q. Martin Luther nailed a printed copy of ninety five thesis on the door of ______.

1. The Wittenberg Church
2. Sistine Chapel
3. The Vatican church
4. St. Peter's Basilica

Q.

A former Roman Catholic court for identifying and punishing heretics is called which of the following terms?

1. Inquisition

2. Mensa

3. Inquisitor

4. Heretic Enquiry

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true regarding Martin Luther and the Protestant movement?

1. The people who ‘protested’ the ways of the Catholic Church were called the Supporters.
2. Churches set up school for commoners.
3. Luther translated the New Testament of the Bible to Greek.
4. People protested against the Papal supremacy.

Q.

In which century did the Protestant Reformation movement take place in Europe?

1. 14th century

2. 17th century

3. 16th century

4. 15th century

Q. Give reasons for the following:
Martin Luther was in favour of print and spoke out in praise of it.

Q. Which of the following were likely to have happened after the advent of print in Europe during the 16th century?

1. Reading became a common activity
2. Only the rich and elite could access scientific texts
3. People from all walks of life had access to scientific texts
4. More people started getting an education

Q. Outline the changes in technology and society which led to an increase in readers of the novel in eighteenth-century Europe.

Q. Printing created possibilities for wider circulation of ideas. Who among the following hailed printing as the ultimate gift of God ?

1. Martin Luther
2. Gutenberg
3. Menocchio
4. Roman Catholic Church

Q. Who among the following spearheaded the Protestant Reformation?

1. Gutenberg
2. Leonardo Da Vinci
3. Martin Luther
4. Marco Polo

Q. The print revolution gave the commoners access to literature that was once available only to the elite classes.

1. True
2. False

Q. Pick the correct statements.

1. Mechanised printing led to increase in literacy
2. Martin Luther was a German monk who agreed with the practices of the Roman Catholic Church
3. Christianity was split into two major sects, namely Protestants and Catholics
4. The Roman Catholic church stopped the Protestants