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Why were there few printers in colonial times?
People didn't know how to print at that time
Gutenburg wasn't born yet
Paper was too scarce
They were closed due to poor working conditions
2
Who is the most famous early American Printer?
David Rittenhouse
Waldo
Larry Stephens
Benjamin Franklin
3
Printing is more than _______ years old
60
6000
6
600
4
What was Gutenberg's press fashioned after?
His thumbprint
Printing Press
Modern Printing
Wine Press
5
Which two women had an influence in Printing?
Anne Franklin & Anne Green
Vanisa Garcia & Julia Gonzalez
Maria Edes & Apryl Baylor
Benita Franklin & Mary Crouch
6
Type was cast in hand-cut _____________
printing plates
ceramic
brass molds
metal
7
Single pieces of type were set in a device called a _________
iron frame
printing press
stick
mold
8
What did Reverend Jose Glover bring to North America?
The first printing press
The first newspaper
Mac Computers
Baseball Gloves
9
Sheets rolled together were called ____________
Scrolls
Paper
Bedding
Vellum
10
Who set up the first paper mill?
Anne Green
Benjamin Franklin
Mr. Laffey
David Rittenhouse
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What college was the first printing press affiliated with?
TCU
Harvard University
Harvard College
Yale University
12
Who is the father of modern printing?
Kevin Walker
Steve Jobs
Johann Gutenberg
Benjamin Franklin
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What did Johann Gutenberg invent?
Paper for the presses
Scrolls
Vans for your feet
Moveable metal type for printing
14
Lithography is the art of printing from a ________________
scroll
flat surface
wine press
cuneiform
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Who used scrolls?
Americans
Egyptians
Chinese
Printers
16
Where was the first paper mill located? _______ What year? ________
Dallas in 2014
Pennsylvania in 1960
Philadelphia in 1690
Egypt in 1776
17
The Babylonians kept records on ___________________
Moist tortillas
Calf skin
Scrolls
Tablets of moist clay
18
What was Mulberry tree bark used for?
Ancient snacks
To make paper
Carvings
To make the newspapers
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What was vellum?
Paper made from sheep skin
Paper made by cows
Paper made from calf skin
Paper made from fibers
20
How many printed works did Johann Gutenberg produce?
2
60
50
0
21
What was parchment?
Paper made from sheep's milk
Paper made from calf skin
Paper made from sheepskin
Paper made from small rocks
22
What powered printing presses in the nineteenth century?
Steam
Concentrated unicorn sweat
Fuel
Electricity
23
Where was Benjamin Franklin's printing house located?
New York
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Dubiski Print Shop
24
Chinese and Koreans used movable type made of ___________________
Paper
Small Rocks
Clay
Sheepskin
25
Early printing presses took two people to operate. One being the paper handler, the other _____
watched for errors
inked and worked the press
changed the ink cartridges
was the troubleshooter
26
Johann Gutenberg did not invent printing; he ______________
despised it
invented scrolls
improved it
read it
27
Printing is the art of making ___________
history using words
letters and numbers
artwork
many identical copies of words & pictures
28
The Chinese invented paper in _____________
501 A.D.
1905
1976
105 A.D.
29
Who used Mulberry tree bark?
The Egyptians
Ms. Trevino
Bruce Lee
Ts’ai Lun
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Picture like symbols used by the Babylonians was called _____________________
Cavern Sketches
Cuneiform
Calligraphy
Anime