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  • How were the first individual letters (type) created for printing?
    They were grown from wood
    They were hand-carved onto lead forms
    They were molded from plastic
  • What Egyptian material was the predecessor to paper?
    Papyrus
  • What type of ink was needed for the metal press?
    Water-based
    Oil-based
  • What was the earliest form of a book?
    Manuscript
  • What material did Europeans use for writing before paper became popular in the 16th century?
    Metal plates
    Plastic sheets
    Parchment (made from animal skins)
  • Which of these was a component of the early printing press ink?
    Lemon juice
    Olive oil
    Walnut oil
  • Who created the Roman typefaces that led to the creation of the font Times New Roman?
    Julie Dreyfuss
    Johannes Gutenberg
    Nicolas Jenson
  • Which groups of people lost their control over making books because of the printing press?
    Monks and rulers
  • Where was paper originally invented more than 2,000 years ago?
    China
  • Why were the first book spines made flat instead of rounded?
    It made it easier to read the book while it was lying on a flat surface
  • Who invented the printing press in the 15th century?
    Johannes Gutenberg
  • What was the main problem with flat book spines?
    They broke easily when the book was used a lot
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