History of Visual Communications Quiz

Visual communications are used for which of the following purposes?

• Informing, educating, or persuading a person or group

• Entertaining an audience with music

• Building physical structures

• Writing computer code

What is NOT a goal of visual communications?

• Informing

• Educating

• Persuading

• Singing

What is one of the printing discoveries attributed to China between 200 and 1040 CE?

• Digital printing

• Movable type

• Laser printing

• Offset printing

What is the term for the printing technique that involves using a carved wooden block to print text or images?

• Movable type

• Woodblock printing

• Digital printing

• Lithography

What is the time frame during which China made significant printing discoveries?

• 100 - 200 CE

• 200 - 1040 CE

• 1040 - 1500 CE

• 1500 - 2000 CE

In what year is the European coat of arms mentioned as an early form of a logo?

• 900 CE

• 1000 CE

• 1100 CE

• 1200 CE

What did the European coat of arms represent?

• Individual people

• Family houses or territories

• Cities and towns

• Animals and plants

What were the European coat of arms often displayed on?

• Books and manuscripts

• Buildings and monuments

• Armor, shields, or flags

• Clothing and textiles

Which of the following best describes the European coat of arms?

• A type of ancient script

• A symbol representing family houses or territories

• A form of ancient currency

• A type of medieval weapon

What is the European coat of arms an example of in terms of visual communication?

• Early forms of writing

• Early forms of a logo

• Early forms of painting

• Early forms of sculpture