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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Printing

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Printing

Posted on October 26, 2023 By admin


Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Printing

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What was the earliest known form of printing in ancient China, which involved cutting calligraphic texts into wooden blocks?

  • Typography  
  • Xylography  
  • Lithography  
  • Engraving 

Around the 8th century, the Chinese had found a way of cutting calligraphic texts into wooden blocks that could be used to make prints also known as xylography. 

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Which ancient text, dated to 868 CE, is considered the oldest dated complete printed book of block printing, found in Dunhuang, China?  

  • Gutenberg Bible  
  • The Canterbury Tales  
  • Diamond Sutra  
  • Mesopotamian Seal

The oldest dated complete printed book of block printing is the Diamond Sutra, found at Dunhuang in China, which bears the date of 11 May 868 CE. 

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Who is credited with inventing the movable type printing press in Europe?  

  • Aloys Senefelder  
  • Johannes Gutenberg  
  • Geoffrey Chaucer 
  • William Caxton 

In Europe, Johannes Gutenberg, a goldsmith from Mainz, Germany, was the first to print with moveable type. 

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In which century did the printing press come to Britain, thanks to William Caxton?  

  • 1400s 
  • 1500s 
  • 1600s  
  • 1700s

The printing press came to Britain in 1476 when William Caxton printed Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales.

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Which printing method, invented by Aloys Senefelder, allowed for the reproduction of handwriting and drawings directly on a smooth stone surface?  

  • Typography  
  • Xylography  
  • Engraving 
  • Lithography 

Lithography, invented by Aloys Senefelder in the 1790s, offered an alternative printing method. He devised techniques for writing on a surface (originally a very smooth stone) using a tool that was slightly waxy or greasy.

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