Which of the following is an example of graphic design mentioned in the text?

• Road signs

• Musical instruments

• Cooking recipes

• Sports equipment

Which of the following is an example of a natural design mentioned in the text?

• The pattern on a zebra

• The shape of a car

• The design of a building

• The color of a painting

Why have artists and designers long been inspired by zebras?

• Because of the graphic qualities of their contrasting patterns

• Because zebras are easy to draw

• Because zebras are rare animals

• Because zebras live in interesting places

How might the design of a phone be influenced by both natural and human-made patterns and structures?

• Designers may use patterns found in nature for aesthetics and structure, while also considering human needs and imagination for functionality.

• Designers only copy animal patterns without considering function.

• Designers ignore natural patterns and focus only on technology.

• Designers make phones based only on random choices.

What is one way Paleolithic people communicated messages thousands of years ago?

• By sending emails

• By painting hunting scenes on cave walls

• By writing books

• By using telephones

What do early alphabets made up of pictures, like those on the cuneiform tablet, represent?

• Random shapes

• Words or ideas

• Numbers only

• Musical notes

Why were hand-lettered manuscripts important for spreading religious teachings?

• They were written in multiple languages

• They were usually portable

• They were free to produce

• They were only available to royalty

What was Johann Gutenberg's major contribution to the history of printing?

• The invention of the steam press

• The invention of movable type

• The creation of parchment paper

• The development of colored ink

How many complete copies of the Gutenberg Bible are known to survive today?

• Ten

• Fifteen

• Twenty-one

• Fifty

Which of the following best describes the impact of the Linotype machine, developed in 1886, on the printing industry?

• It made books more expensive to produce.

• It required people to put lines of type in order by hand.

• It eliminated the need for manual arrangement of type before printing.

• It slowed down the speed of printing.