Printing, Finishing, and Binding Quiz

Which printing method uses rubber or plastic plates and fluid inks or dyes for printing on boxes and packaging?

• Flexography

• Screen Printing

• Lithography

• Gravure

Which printing method involves printing from a flat surface treated to repel ink except where it is required for printing?

• Gravure

• Lithography

• Screen Printing

• Flexography

Which printing method uses a woven mesh to support an ink-blocking stencil and a squeegee to force ink through the mesh?

• Flexography

• Lithography

• Screen Printing

• Gravure

Which printing method uses etched plates or cylinders?

• Screen Printing

• Lithography

• Flexography

• Gravure

Which printing method is considered digital and is used for printing postcards, banners, and posters?

• Flexography

• Lithography

• Digital/Impactless

• Screen Printing

Who is widely regarded as the most important figure in the Printing Revolution for inventing mechanical movable type printing?

• Ts'ai Lun

• Alois Senefelder

• Johannes Gutenberg

• None of the above

Who invented the printing technique of lithography?

• None of the above

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Alois Senefelder

• Ts'ai Lun

Who is traditionally regarded as the inventor of paper and the papermaking process?

• None of the above

• Ts'ai Lun

• Alois Senefelder

• Johannes Gutenberg

What is the definition of substrate in the context of printing?

• The exchange of information in a visual form using printed words, drawings, or photographs

• The process putting ink on the printing plate

• The plate that transfers images

• A solid substance or medium to which another substance is applied and to which that second substance adheres

What is the process of holding more than one page together called?

• Folding

• Perforating

• Scoring

• Binding