Woodcuts and Witches in Early Modern Europe

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What was the impact of the publishing revolution during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

  • Centralizing information distribution among a select few.
  • Limiting access to printed material to the wealthy.
  • Decreasing the popularity of woodcut illustrations.
  • Democratising information and making it more accessible. (correct)

What event coincided with the revolution in publishing during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

  • The Protestant Reformation in Europe
  • The European witch craze (correct)
  • The Enlightenment movement in Scandinavia
  • The Age of Exploration in Britain

How were broadsides distributed during the early modern period?

  • Sold exclusively in high-end bookstores.
  • Sent only to the wealthy individuals via mail.
  • Pasted on ale house walls and stuck up on market posts. (correct)
  • Displayed in museums and art galleries.

What was the name of the treatise published in 1486 that elevated witchcraft to the crime of heresy?

<p>Hexenhammer (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role did ballads play in spreading information during the early modern period?

<p>&quot;spred more pamphlets by the State forbidden than all the Booksellers in London&quot; (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why was torture recommended during the witch hunts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

<p>To extract confessions from accused witches (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the influence of the Malleus Maleficarum on the perception of witchcraft?

<p>It justified the extermination of witches with papal authority (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Thomas Middleton describe ballads in relation to popular desires?

<p>&quot;fashions, fictions, felonies, fooleries&quot; (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was considered the visual language of early modern England?

<p>Crude woodcuts (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What imagery and narratives were commonly depicted in British witchcraft pamphlets from the late sixteenth century?

<p>Descriptions of witches with animal familiars and magical abilities (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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