Enter your first and last name to get credit.
Your name will be printed on your score sheet.
Gutenberg
Reading Comprehension Quiz
Answer the Short Response Questions?
Yes No
Yes No
Gutenberg
Correct!
Incorrect!
Which best describes the structure of the text in paragraph TWO?
Spatial order
Chronological order
Problem and solution
Compare and contrast
Gutenberg
Correct!
Incorrect!
Which expresses the correct order of events?
Gutenberg went to college, revealed his press, and then invested in shiny mirrors.
Gutenberg studied goldsmithing, invented the printing press, and then lost his shop.
Gutenberg was born in Mainz, invested in mirrors, and then became a goldsmith.
Gutenberg created the printing press, printed the bible, and then invented the metal mirror.
Gutenberg
Correct!
Incorrect!
Which best explains why Gutenberg's plan to sell mirrors failed?
The mirrors were less popular than he had expected.
The investors demanded their money early.
Newly invented glass mirrors rendered his metal mirrors obsolete.
Flooding delayed the event for an entire year.
Gutenberg
Correct!
Incorrect!
Which is Gutenberg credited with inventing?
Scientific inquiry
Written language
The printing press with movable type
Reflective mirrors
Gutenberg
Correct!
Incorrect!
Which is NOT listed in the text as a movement to which Gutenberg's idea contributed?
The Renaissance
The Scientific Revolution
The Age of Enlightenment
The Great Schism
Gutenberg
Correct!
Incorrect!
Which conclusion is best supported by evidence from the text?
Gutenberg's idea did not make him rich but it spread very quickly.
Gutenberg's idea didn't catch on in his lifetime, but it grew very popular after his death.
Gutenberg's idea did not catch on right away but it made him incredibly rich over time.
Gutenberg's idea was a tremendous success that made him incredibly wealthy.
Gutenberg
Correct!
Incorrect!
Which best explains why most people were illiterate during Gutenberg's time?
Emperor Charlemagne made reading and writing illegal for common people.
Books were rare and very expensive.
The public school system had not yet been created.
Writing had not yet been invented.
Why do you believe this? Explain your answer.
Gutenberg
Correct!
Incorrect!
Which best expresses the author's purpose in writing this text?
To describe what life was like during the Middle Ages
To chart the spread of printing technologies across Europe
To provide biographical information about Johannes Gutenberg
To persuade people to read and write more
Gutenberg
Correct!
Incorrect!
Which best explains why so few of Gutenberg's bibles were sold to private individuals?
Gutenberg wanted to use his talents to help churches and universities.
Gutenberg's Bible was pretty expensive and most people couldn't read.
Most Europeans were not religious and did not care about the bible.
Gutenberg's investors forbade him from selling the bibles to private individuals.
Why do you believe this? Explain your answer completely.
Gutenberg
Correct!
Incorrect!
Which of the following titles best expresses the main idea of this text?
Gutenberg: A Man Who Changed the World
Investing Wisely: Turning Your Good Ideas into Money
How to Make Books Using the Gutenberg Method
The City of Mainz: Life in Medieval Germany
Why do you believe this? Refer to the text in your response.
Results
Gutenberg
Questions Wrong:
Average Right:
Time Spent:
