Question

What was Gutenberg’s first printed book?
A. Ballads
B. Dictionary
C. Bible
D. None of these

Answer 1

Hint: It is significant as its the earliest use of western mass-produced metal machinery. Only 49 copies have survived, with Germany and the United States of America having the most. It was, however, not his first work.

Complete answer: Let us go through the options-
Option A. There is no famous work of this name. It is actually a type of poetry, often set to music that came up in the United Kingdom in the 19th century. The term loosely translates to ‘dance songs’. Hence, this is an incorrect option.
Option B. It is a collection of religious texts, a canonical anthology sacred to Judaist faiths like Christianity, Rastafari, Jews and Samaritans. The word means books from an old form of Greek. The Gutenberg copies are an aesthetically accomplished version of this work.
Option C. It is a book that helps with vocabulary, which usually lists words alphabetically and informs the reader of its various attributes like pronunciation, synonyms, usage etc. This is not the correct option.
Option D. This is self-explanatory, and as three is the answer this is a redundant option.
Therefore, option c is correct.

Note: It was completed in 1455 while he worked at Mainz. It is also known as the 42-line or Mazarin Bible. It used Gothic type and some texts had colour too. It was followed by the 36-line Bible. It is an edition of a 14th century Latin translation of the Bible called the Vulgate.