(From "Before Before and After Johannaes Gutenberg", Illuminate)
Question: How does the part labeled "Books Before the Printing Press" help the main idea of the text? (1 point)
A. by telling us the problems Gutenberg faced when making the printing press.
B. by telling us why Gutenberg wanted to make the printing press
C. by showing us the first thing that happened when they were making the printing press
D. by giving us details that show how exceptional the printing press is
(From "Books Before and After Johannes Gutenberg, Illuminate)
Question: Which sentence in the passage explains why there weren't many books before Gutenberg?(1 point)
A. Before Gutenberg's invention, there were perhaps 30,000 books in all of Europe.
B. Large monasteries had rooms called scriptoria where monks copied manuscripts — all by hand.
C. Gutenberg's invention is, in fact, often described as the beginning of the information age.
D. In Medieval times, books were about religious topics only; the printing press enabled the printing of the so-called “lost works” of classical Greece and Rome.
(From "Books Before and After Johannes Gutenberg, Illuminate)
Question: What can we learn from the text about how medieval books were related to the process in which they were made?
A. Monks in monasteries made the books, so they were usually about religion.
B. The books had hand-drawn pictures, so they were mostly about things that could be shown in pictures.
C. Because the books were in Latin, they talked about things that interested Romans.
D. Scribes copied each book by hand, so they were about things that could be explained shortly.
For the first question, the correct answer is D. The part labeled "Books Before the Printing Press" gives details that show how exceptional the printing press is compared to the books that existed before it.
For the second question, the correct answer is B. The sentence "Large monasteries had rooms called scriptoria where monks copied manuscripts — all by hand" explains why there weren't many books before Gutenberg. It indicates that books were copied by hand, which was a time-consuming and labor-intensive process, hence limiting the number of books available.
For the third question, the correct answer is D. Scribes copied each book by hand, so the books were about things that could be explained shortly. The process of copying by hand required more time and effort, so books were often shorter and focused on concise explanations rather than elaborate details.