Three of the four options are Korean or general, and only one is the single most famous printed page in the chapter on print culture.
Grouping the options by country of origin settles this question quickly.
Step 1: Group the options by origin.
Korean Jikji and Tripitaka Koreana are both Korean works. Chinese script is a writing system rather than a book. That leaves the Diamond Sutra as the only single Chinese printed book on the list.
Step 2: Match the grouping with the picture.
The page carries Chinese characters and is laid out as one printed sheet of a scroll. A Chinese printed book therefore fits, and the two Korean choices do not.
Step 3: Use the date clue from the chapter.
The Diamond Sutra of 868 CE is the earliest printed book with a date on it, and its page is the image used again and again to show how woodblock printing worked.
Step 4: Rule out the writing-system trap.
Option (D) is worded to tempt a student who sees Chinese characters and stops there. The question says identify the picture, which means name the work and not the script.
Final Answer: (B) Diamond Sutra
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