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    14. Pens were made from

    • Fish bones
    • Finger bones
    • Goose quills
    • Sticks
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Please read the Manuscript PowerPoint which can be found in the AP English folder on First Class.  Please take the quiz.

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  • 2. 

    1. The word Cuneiform is derived from Latin words

    • "wedge" and "shape"

    • "cone" and "reed"

    • "stamp" and "clay"

    • "wedge" and "stamp"

    Correct Answer
    A. "wedge" and "shape"
  • 3. 

    16. Inhabited initials included

    • Animals

    • People

    • Authors

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the above
  • 4. 

    2. The advantages of cuneiform are

    • They weren't easy to alter

    • Mud is plentiful

    • They were easy to transport

    • Both a and b

    Correct Answer
    A. Both a and b
  • 5. 

    11. How many sheep did it take to create a larger Bible?

    • 200

    • 500

    • 1000

    • 1500

    Correct Answer
    A. 500
  • 6. 

    15. Gold added to manuscripts is called

    • Very expensive

    • Illumination

    • Rubrication

    • Initializing

    Correct Answer
    A. Illumination
  • 7. 

    19. The room in the abbey where the monks copied books were called

    • Scriptorium

    • Necropolis

    • Reliquary

    • Apse

    Correct Answer
    A. Scriptorium
  • 8. 

    10. The pages in medieval manuscripts are referred to as

    • Leaves

    • Quires

    • Versos

    • Rectos

    Correct Answer
    A. Leaves
  • 9. 

    17. Margins were left open on Medieval manuscripts because

    • the pages might need to be re-cut in the future

    • For marginalia

    • For vine-work

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the above
  • 10. 

    4. Paper was invented in the Middle East in the

    • 11th century

    • 12th century

    • 13th century

    • 14th century

    Correct Answer
    A. 12th century
  • 11. 

    8. The process by which the substance was prepared was

    • Seven steps

    • Eight steps

    • Nine steps

    • Ten steps

    Correct Answer
    A. Seven steps
  • 12. 

    18. "incipit" and "Explicit" were for

    • Beginnings and endings of sections

    • Beginnings and endings of quartos

    • The top and the bottom of the codex

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Beginnings and endings of sections
  • 13. 

    13. Ink in Europe came from

    • Squid

    • Ground coal

    • Blood

    • Disgusting seepage from larval parasites in oak trees

    Correct Answer
    A. Disgusting seepage from larval parasites in oak trees
  • 14. 

    7. Europeans found the equivalent to papyrus in

    • A cold-climate plant like papyrus which could be ground into a paper substance

    • Ground up soy and corn plants

    • Cows, sheep, and goats

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. Cows, sheep, and goats
  • 15. 

    3. Papyrus was used in Egypt because

    • It was easy to grow in hot dry climates with seasonal flooding

    • It was also a source of food

    • Egyptian cartographers appreciated its versatility as a mat.

    • The scrolls absorb ink readily

    • Both A and D

    Correct Answer
    A. Both A and D
  • 16. 

    9. A skin that is folded two times is called a

    • Folio

    • Quarto

    • Octavo

    • Duodecimo

    Correct Answer
    A. Quarto
  • 17. 

    12. "Parchment" and "Vellum" are

    • Are the same thing

    • Are hard to disinguish

    • "parchment" is from goats, and "vellum" is from calf, lamb or kid

    • Both b and c

    Correct Answer
    A. Both b and c
  • 18. 

    6. Unlike scrolls, there was an artistic bonus to the codex which allowed

    • Monks to decorate the surfaces with gold and jewels

    • The authors to add pages with illustrations

    • Easy cross-referencing to passages

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the above
  • 19. 

    5. A codex had two major advantages

    • The hard outer covering protected the internal pages

    • The scrolls were protected in hollow tubes

    • One could browse through a codex

    • A and C

    Correct Answer
    A. The hard outer covering protected the internal pages

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