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History of Typography

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the German inventor of Typography?

a)

Johannes Gutenberg

b)

Johnathan Cambria

c)

Frederick Jenson

d)

Eric Gill

2.

What was the name of the very first type font?

a)

Blackletter

b)

Roman Type

c)

Cambria

d)

Old Style

3.

In the 15th century, who was the Frenchman who invented the very first Roman Type face?

a)

Nicholas Jenson

b)

Johannes Gutenberg

c)

Aldus Minutius

d)

William Caslon

4.

What is the name of the type style invented after Roman Type that had slanted characters?

a)

Italic

b)

Oblique

c)

Blackletter

d)

Transitional

5.

Who invented the slanted type style used to save space and money when printing?

a)

Aldus Minutius

b)

Johannes Gutenberg

c)

Bodoni

d)

John Baskerville

6.

Who was the Englishman who invented the very first Old Style type face?

a)

William Caslon

b)

Johannes Gutenberg

c)

Eric Gill

d)

William Caslon IV

7.

Who was the Englishman who invented the very first Transitional type face?

a)

John Baskerville

b)

Paul Renner

c)

Eric Gill

d)

William Caslon IV

8.

What type face was invented by the Italian Bodoni and the Frenchman Didot?

a)

Modern

b)

Transitional

c)

Old Style

d)

Sans Serif

9.

Which type face has a thick serif and low thick/thin stroke contrast?

a)

Old Style

b)

Transitional

c)

Modern

10.

Which type face has a medium serif and medium thick/thin stroke contrast?

a)

Old Style

b)

Transitional

c)

Modern

11.

Which type face has a thin serif and high thick/thin stroke contrast?

a)

Old Style

b)

Transitional

c)

Modern

12.

Who invented the very first Sans Serif type face?

a)

William Caslon

b)

William Caslon IV

c)

Paul Renner

d)

Eric Gill

13.

After the second industrial revolution, the very first slab serif type face was invented. What was this type face called?

a)

Egyption

b)

Modern

c)

Helvetica

d)

European

14.

What Geometric Sans serif type face was invented by German, Paul Renner?

a)

Futura

b)

Helvetica

c)

Gills Sans

d)

Phosphate

15.

What Humanist Sans serif type face was invented by British man, Eric Gill?

a)

Gills Sans

b)

Helvetica

c)

Futura

d)

Trajan

16.

In 1957 in Switzerland, what type face was invented that became known as the world's favorite type face?

a)

Helvetica

b)

Comic Sans

c)

Futura

d)

Gill Sans

17.

What does the term sans mean when referring to sans serif type faces?

a)

Without

b)

Sharp edged

c)

Modern

d)

Smooth

18.

Before typography was invented, who had to hand scribe all of the books and writings prior to the 15th century?

a)

Monks

b)

Slaves

c)

Conscriptions

d)

Scholars

19.

Which civilization inspired Frenchman Nicholas Jenson to create a type face with straight strokes and smooth curves, typically seen carved on buildings?

a)

Roman

b)

Great Britain

c)

Germany

d)

France

20.

Which type face is poorly designed and should NEVER be used if you want to be considered a serious graphic designer?

a)

Comic Sans

b)

Marker Felt

c)

Chalkboard

d)

Chalk Duster