Calligraphy Vocabulary Quiz

What is a serif in calligraphy?

• Any mark made with the pen

• The thinnest stroke made with the pen

• Small strokes added to the letters

• The inside of a letter

What is a hairline in calligraphy?

• Any mark made with the pen

• The thinnest stroke made with the pen

• Small strokes added to the letters

• The inside of a letter

What does x-height represent in calligraphy?

• The writing line

• The height of the minuscules without ascenders or descenders

• The top of the x-height from the baseline

• Marks the top of the ascenders

What are Minuscules?

• Capital letters

• Small letters

• Parts of the letters above the main writing line

• Parts of the letters below the main writing line

What does Baseline represent in calligraphy?

• The writing line

• The height of the minuscules without ascenders or descenders

• The top of the x-height from the baseline

• Marks the top of the ascenders

What are Majuscules?

• Capital letters

• Small letters

• Parts of the letters above the main writing line

• Parts of the letters below the main writing line

What does Descender line represent in calligraphy?

• The writing line

• The height of the minuscules without ascenders or descenders

• The top of the x-height from the baseline

• Marks the top of the ascenders

What does waist line represent in calligraphy?

• The writing line

• The height of the minuscules without ascenders or descenders

• The top of the x-height from the baseline

• Marks the top of the ascenders

What does Ascender line represent in calligraphy?

• The writing line

• The height of the minuscules without ascenders or descenders

• The top of the x-height from the baseline

• Marks the top of the ascenders

What are Ascenders?

• Capital letters

• Small letters

• Parts of the letters above the main writing line

• Parts of the letters below the main writing line