Printing in China

Q. Which of the following could have been painted by Kitagawa Utamaro?

1. A person walking home in the rain
2. Someone drinking coffee in a café
3. Angels blessing a person
4. A scene of rural life

Q. Which among the following cities became the hub of the new printing culture in China?

1. Hokkaido
2. Shanghai
3. Hiroshima
4. Nagasaki

Q. In China, printing was done by rubbing ink on the paper that is placed over engraved woodblocks.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following methods was/were used in ancient China for the purpose of printing?

1. Rubbing ink on the paper using engraved woodblocks.
2. Using ink pen and paper.
3. Using printing press.
4. Using ink on paper in printing press.

Q. Statement 1: Printing originated in Japan.
Statement 2: The oldest printed Japanese book is the Buddhist Diamond Sutra.

1. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
2. Statement 2 is true and statement 1 is false.
3. Both statements are true.
4. Both statements are false.

Q. Which of the following statements is/are true about the ancient China's printing techniques?

1. Craftsmen were impeccably talented in calligraphy.
2. China was then the major producer of printed material.
3. The readership decreased over time.
4. They failed to adopt western printing techniques and their mechanical presses.

Q. Pick the correct statements.

1. Calligraphy is a valued skill in China.
2. Shanghai became an important hub for printing.
3. Many people started writing including women and merchants.
4. Printing did not originate in China.

Q. Which of these was NOT an accomplishment achieved by the Chinese during the Tang-Song Era?

1. Moveable type printing.
2. Flourishing trade along the Silk Road network.
3. A Golden Age of poetry and art.
4. Development of explosive powder.
5. Stirrups for improved horsemanship.

Q.

the art of writing and illustrating by hand was important in the age before print. describe what happened to these forms of art with coming of print machines.

Q. China used to printbooks when they first discovered printing.

1. accordion
2. woodblock
3. manuscripts
4. inscriptions