Test: Usborne Renaissance - Chapter 3 - Books and Learning (history)


Usborne Renaissance - Chapter 3 - Books and LearningVersion en ligne Usborne Renaissance - Chapter 3 - Books and Learning par Vijo Gor 1 Before the Renaissance, who was most likely to know how to read and write in Europe? a Merchants and traders b Priests, royalty, and a few rich people c Knigths and craftsmen d Peasants and their children 2 What inspired Renaissance thinkers to come up with new ideas? a Books about medieval knights and castles b Ancient Greek and Roman literature rediscovered in libraries c Fairy tales passed down orally d Stories about the Crusades 3 How did MOST children learn skills during the Renaissance? a By attending universities b By becoming apprentices and learning trades c By studying at home with private tutors d By going to a public school with other children like today 4 What was different about humanism compared to earlier teaching? a It focused on religious education b It focused on practical skills for farming c It focused on being a good and educated citizen and learning subjects like logic and music d It focused on preparing students to be soldiers like in Sparta 5 What invention revolutionized book production in the 1450s? a The typewriter b The printing press c The telescope d The pen 6 Why were printed books important for spreading new ideas? a They were decorated with gold and jewels b They were written only in Latin c They were cheaper, available in many languages, and could be made in large numbers d They replaced schools as the main source of education 7 Who invented the printing press? a Leonardo da Vinci b Johannes Kepler c Johannes Gutenberg d Michelangelo 8 What was the first book Gutenberg printed? a A science textbook b A collection of ancient Greek myths c The Bible d A map of Europe Feedback 1 Reading and writing were mostly limited to priests, kings, queens, and wealthy people. Education was focused on religion and often taught in Latin. 2 Renaissance thinkers rediscovered books from ancient Greece and Rome, which inspired new ideas in science, art, and philosophy. 3 Most children didn’t go to school. Instead, they worked as apprentices to learn skills like crafting or trading from an expert. 4 Humanism was about teaching people how to think, speak, and act in ways that made them better citizens. It covered subjects like grammar, logic, music, and astronomy. 5 The printing press, invented by Johannes Gutenberg, allowed books to be made faster and cheaper by printing whole pages at once instead of writing them by hand. 6 Printed books were affordable, widely translated, and spread quickly, helping people all over Europe learn new ideas. 8 The first book Gutenberg printed using his press was the Bible, making it easier for people to access religious texts.

1

Before the Renaissance, who was most likely to know how to read and write in Europe?

a

Merchants and traders

b

Priests, royalty, and a few rich people

c

Knigths and craftsmen

d

Peasants and their children

2

What inspired Renaissance thinkers to come up with new ideas?

a

Books about medieval knights and castles

b

Ancient Greek and Roman literature rediscovered in libraries

c

Fairy tales passed down orally

d

Stories about the Crusades

3

How did MOST children learn skills during the Renaissance?

a

By attending universities

b

By becoming apprentices and learning trades

c

By studying at home with private tutors

d

By going to a public school with other children like today

4

What was different about humanism compared to earlier teaching?

a

It focused on religious education

b

It focused on practical skills for farming

c

It focused on being a good and educated citizen and learning subjects like logic and music

d

It focused on preparing students to be soldiers like in Sparta

5

What invention revolutionized book production in the 1450s?

a

The typewriter

b

The printing press

c

The telescope

d

The pen

6

Why were printed books important for spreading new ideas?

a

They were decorated with gold and jewels

b

They were written only in Latin

c

They were cheaper, available in many languages, and could be made in large numbers

d

They replaced schools as the main source of education

7

Who invented the printing press?

a

Leonardo da Vinci

b

Johannes Kepler

c

Johannes Gutenberg

d

Michelangelo

8

What was the first book Gutenberg printed?

a

A science textbook

b

A collection of ancient Greek myths

c

The Bible

d

A map of Europe

Feedback

1

Reading and writing were mostly limited to priests, kings, queens, and wealthy people. Education was focused on religion and often taught in Latin.

2

Renaissance thinkers rediscovered books from ancient Greece and Rome, which inspired new ideas in science, art, and philosophy.

3

Most children didn’t go to school. Instead, they worked as apprentices to learn skills like crafting or trading from an expert.

4

Humanism was about teaching people how to think, speak, and act in ways that made them better citizens. It covered subjects like grammar, logic, music, and astronomy.

5

The printing press, invented by Johannes Gutenberg, allowed books to be made faster and cheaper by printing whole pages at once instead of writing them by hand.

6

Printed books were affordable, widely translated, and spread quickly, helping people all over Europe learn new ideas.

8

The first book Gutenberg printed using his press was the Bible, making it easier for people to access religious texts.

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Usborne Renaissance - Chapter 3 - Books and LearningVersion en ligne

par Vijo Gor

Before the Renaissance, who was most likely to know how to read and write in Europe?

What inspired Renaissance thinkers to come up with new ideas?

How did MOST children learn skills during the Renaissance?

What was different about humanism compared to earlier teaching?

What invention revolutionized book production in the 1450s?

Why were printed books important for spreading new ideas?

Who invented the printing press?

What was the first book Gutenberg printed?

Feedback