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Graphic Design History

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the illuminated letter.

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Why was the printing press significant?

a)

It fueled the industrial revolution

b)

It made books accessible to everyone

c)

It was the precursor to our modern-day printers

d)

All of the above

3.

In 1919, this German design school opened and became the powerhouse of modern design.

a)

University of London

b)

Bauhaus

c)

University of England

d)

none of the above

4.

Early poster changed the way people communicated.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What was a Heraldry and why was it used in battle during the Mid-12th Century CE?

a)

An Inherited Coat of Arms - Symbols to show family lineage; Used as an easy means to identify royalty on the battlefield.

b)

An Inherited Coat of Arms - Symbols to show family lineage; Used as an easy means to identify the bad guys on the battlefield.

c)

An Inherited Coat of Arms - Symbols to show family lineage; Used as an easy means to identify pesants on the battlefield.

d)

An Inherited Coat of Arms - Symbols to show family lineage; Used as an easy means to identify the sick or injured on the battlefield.

6.

Why is it important for a company to have a logo?

a)

So they can advertise their business.

b)

So they can establish a company color scheme.

c)

So people can associate an image with the company.

d)

All of the Above.

7.

Where did Medieval Calligraphy evolve?

a)

Europe

b)

United States

c)

Russia

d)

Asia

8.
What did Johann Gutensberg invent?
a)
Telescope
b)
Movable type Printing Press
c)
Movable machines
d)
Beats 
9.

Writing system used in the Middle East during ancient times

a)

Typography

b)

Printing Press

c)

Woodblock Printing

d)

Cuneiform

10.

Characters in the ancient Egyptian writing system

a)

Lithography

b)

Typography

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Hieroglyphics

11.

The process of pressing ink onto a carved piece of wood to transfer ink onto paper, clay or silk

a)

Woodblock Printing

b)

Printing Press

c)

Typography

d)

Lithography

12.

Machine which transfers text and images onto paper though the process of pressing ink onto paper using moveable, reusable metal type

a)

Printing Press

b)

Woodblock Printing

c)

Linotype Machine

d)

Typography

13.

The movement of population into urban environments

a)

Industrialization

b)

Urbanization

c)

Immigration

d)

Migration

14.
What is typography?
a)
Typography is the art and technique of letters & characters.
b)
Typography is the study of how graphics relate to one another.
c)
Typography refers to the irregular or uneven vertical margin of a block of type.
d)
Images that depict the object they represent.
15.

Increase in the development of large-scale manufacturing

a)

Urbanization

b)

Immigration

c)

Industrialization

d)

Migration

16.

Printing process where ink is applied to a grease-treated printing surface which only accepts ink where grease is not placed

a)

typesetting

b)

lithography

c)

typography

d)

printing press