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Quiz for Living in the Past: Muslim Technology: Advances in Papermaking

1. How did the Muslim world gain knowledge of papermaking?

Arabs invented papermaking on their own.

They gained knowledge of papermaking when they conquered parts of Central Asia.

They gained knowledge of papermaking from the Byzantines.

They gained knowledge of papermaking when they conquered parts of the Balkans.

Correct. The answer is b. Papermaking had been introduced into Central Asia by the Chinese.

Incorrect. The answer is b. Papermaking had been introduced into Central Asia by the Chinese.

2. How did Muslim papermakers improve on Chinese techniques?

They discovered how to make paper much more efficiently and in a more cost-effective way.

They discovered how to make thicker and smoother sheets of paper.

They discovered how to make thinner and lighter sheets of paper.

They discovered how to dye and decorate paper.

Correct. The answer is b. Using starch to fill the pores in the surfaces of paper sheets, they produced a thicker and smoother end product.

Incorrect. The answer is b. Using starch to fill the pores in the surfaces of paper sheets, they produced a thicker and smoother end product.

3. Which of these describes the pathway by which western Europeans gained knowledge of papermaking?

China to Central Asia to the Muslim world to Western Europe

India to the Muslim world to Western Europe

China to India to East Africa to Western Europe

The Middle East to the Balkans to Western Europe

Correct. The answer is a. Papermaking moved east to west from China, carried along by merchants, monks, and conquerors.

Incorrect. The answer is a. Papermaking moved east to west from China, carried along by merchants, monks, and conquerors.