Which of the following developments was NOT a product of printing technology?

Production of illustrated works

Why did Erasmus decide to produce a new translation of the New Testament in the 1510s?

The Vulgate contained stylistic errors and mistranslations

Imitating the look or sound of an old technology

Which of the following elements was NOT part of the humanist project in early modern Europe:

Emergence of the scientific method

The Hunt for Manuscripts focused on...

Manuscript copies of classical works considered lost

What is an editio princeps

First print edition of a work only existing in manuscript

What is sola Scriptura?

The belief that the Scripture is the only way to salvation

Which idea was NOT part of 16th-century Reformed Christianity (Lutheranism, Calvinism)

Good deeds are necessary for salvation

Critical apparatus is...

Notes, references and scholarly commentary in a printed work

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The Vulgate is...
A translation of the Bible made in the 16th century CE
A translation of the Bible made in the 4th century CE
A translation of the Bible made in the 4th century BCE
2
A concordance is...
An ancient source pieced together from surviving fragments
An edition that combines all known manuscript variants
An index of words or concepts occurring in a text or corpus
3
Which of the following developments was NOT a product of printing technology?
Emergence of the textual apparatus
Production of illustrated works
Standardised rules of spelling and punctuation
Accurate reproduction of images and data
4
Why did Erasmus decide to produce a new translation of the New Testament in the 1510s?
The Vulgate had a strong Catholic slant
The Vulgate was old and too difficult to understand
The Vulgate contained stylistic errors and mistranslations
The Vulgate was an incomplete translation
5
Skeumorphic means:
Shaped in a way that gives a negative user experience
Capable of changing its shape to fit changing requirements
Imitating the look or sound of an old technology
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Which of the following elements was NOT part of the humanist project in early modern Europe:
Effort to recover, edit and publish lost texts of antiquity
Educational reform and spread of literacy
Emergence of modern philology (textual analysis)
Emergence of the scientific method
7
The Hunt for Manuscripts focused on...
Manuscript copies of classical works considered lost
Valuable old manuscripts made with great artistry
Successful search for heretical ideas in pre-print Europe
8
Which of the following Bible translations was done into Greek?
The Vulgate
The Douay Bible
The Bishops' Bible
The Septuagint
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What is an editio princeps
A first edition of any book
First print edition of a work only existing in manuscript
The manuscript used to prepare an early printed book
10
Which of the following Renaissance technological innovations was NOT one of the Big Three:
Movable type
Compass
Vaccination
Gunpowder
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What is sola Scriptura?
The belief that there is only one true Scripture
The belief that the Scripture is the only way to salvation
Humanist idea that everyone should be able to read and write
12
Which idea was NOT part of 16th-century Reformed Christianity (Lutheranism, Calvinism)
the Pope was an anti-Christ and a false prophet
Scripture should be readily available to all social classes
Good deeds are necessary for salvation
Salvation does not depend on your good deeds
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Critical apparatus is...
All the books, writing implements etc. used by a scholar
Notes, references and scholarly commentary in a printed work
All of textual criticism produced in a given period

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