a) were among the first stories to be written down b)consisted mainly of myths and other tales
c)are the first examples of prehistoric tales and myths
d) were not the best of their kind in the 8th century BC.
3. We can infer from the passage that, throughout the oral tradition, professional story-
tellers...............
a) were much respected in primitive societies
b) depended on Homer for their stories
c) were skilful at creating new stories
d) used to learn myths and tales by heart The printing press was invented by Gutenberg in the city of Mainz, in Germany. He built and
operated the printing press with moveable metal letters. Actually, simple printing methods had
existed for centuries, but they had to be done by hand and took a long time. What made
Gutenberg's press so different was that the individual letters themselves could swiftly and easily
be moved to create different pages. This made it possible to print entire books more cheaply
and more rapidly than ever before.
4. It is emphasized in the passage that the basic new feature of Gutenberg's printing
press..............
a) was that all the pages of a boo were printed at the same time
b) was that it could easily be operated by unskilled workmen
c) was that the printing of books was less costly although it took a long time to do
d) was the use of metal letters that could be moved into different positions 5. One can infer from the passage that actually, the history of printing..................
a) first begins with Gutenberg's invention
b) has always been associated with Germany
c) can be traced back well before the time of Gutenberg d) runs parallel to the history of books
6. It can be understood from the passage that the printing technique which was introduced by
Gutenberg .
a) made printing more complicated and time-consuming
b) was not as important as it has often been thought
c) was not used outside Germany for a long time
