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Print Culture and the Modern World

Every solved example, exercise, and miscellaneous question, in the order the textbook teaches them. · 14 questions

Write in brief

10 q
  1. Give reasons for the following:
    WB 5 Q1 (a)
    Woodblock print only came to Europe after 1295.
  2. Give reasons for the following:
    WB 5 Q1 (b)
    Martin Luther was in favour of print and spoke out in praise of it.
  3. Give reasons for the following:
    WB 5 Q1 (c)
    The Roman Catholic Church began keeping an Index of Prohibited books from the mid-sixteenth century.
  4. Give reasons for the following:
    WB 5 Q1 (d)
    Gandhi said the fight for Swaraj is a fight for liberty of speech, liberty of the press, and freedom of association.
  5. Write short notes to show what you know about:
    WB 5 Q2 (a)
    The Gutenberg Press
  6. Write short notes to show what you know about:
    WB 5 Q2 (b)
    Erasmus's idea of the printed book
  7. Write short notes to show what you know about:
    WB 5 Q2 (c)
    The Vernacular Press Act
  8. What did the spread of print culture in nineteenth century India mean to:
    WB 5 Q3 (a)
    Women
  9. What did the spread of print culture in nineteenth century India mean to:
    WB 5 Q3 (b)
    The poor
  10. What did the spread of print culture in nineteenth century India mean to:
    WB 5 Q3 (c)
    Reformers

Discuss

4 q
  1. DS 5 Q1
    Why did some people in eighteenth century Europe think that print culture would bring enlightenment and end despotism?
  2. DS 5 Q2
    Why did some people fear the effect of easily available printed books? Choose one example from Europe and one from India.
  3. DS 5 Q3
    What were the effects of the spread of print culture for poor people in nineteenth century India?
  4. DS 5 Q4
    Explain how print culture assisted the growth of nationalism in India.