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History of Typography

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

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 led civilization on a path toward evlolution?

a)

Need for water

b)

Wagon wheel

c)

Developing needs of cavemen

d)

Religion

3.

What was one of the first writing systems to read left to right?

a)

Pictographs

b)

Phoenician

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Ideograms

4.

What does the word "Hieroglyphics" mean?

a)

Scary Writing

b)

Sacred Drawings

c)

Sacred Writings

d)

I love writing

5.
What is a HIEROGLYPH?
a)
pictures representing objects, sounds or letters
b)
the ancient Mesopotamian form of writing
c)
giant structures that were shaped like a pyramid
d)
the kings and queens of ancient Egypt
6.

What does cuneiform mean?

a)

Pictograph

b)

Clay

c)

Wedge-shaped

d)

River writing

7.

What did cuneiform evolve to include? Select all that apply.

a)

Hieroglyphs

b)

Pictograms

c)

Individual sounds

d)

Abstract concepts

8.

Choose the correct word for the sentence:


The first inventor


In 1439, a German named Johannes Gutenberg had a great idea. He made the first __________.

a)

improved

b)

printing press

c)

common

9.

Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?

a)

It allowed scholars to understand how the pyramids were built.

b)

It gave directions to the Temple at Karnak

c)

It helped scholars translate Egyptian Hieroglyphics.

d)

It was originally written by Ramses II

10.

Who discovered the Rosetta stone?

a)

a French military officer for Napoleon's army

b)

a soldier in the Prussian army against Napoleon

c)

Queen Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt

d)

a little girl and her father

11.

Why do historians believe cave paintings were created?

a)

bring hunters good luck

b)

record groups history

c)

to be enjoyed

d)

all of the above

12.

What is the term for the typeface in a particular size?

a)

font

b)

text

c)

typography

d)

typeface

13.

What is the name of this font style?

a)

Black letter

b)

Old style

14.

What is the name of this font classification style?

a)

Modern style

b)

Old style

15.

Is this decorative or script font?

a)

Script

b)

Decrative

16.

San serif means

a)

without serifs (feet)

b)

with serifs (feet)

17.
Typeface family with a formal, handwritten appearance.
a)
Serif
b)
Sans Serif
c)
Script
d)
Decorative
18.
Typeface style that is "without" little bars.
a)
Serif
b)
Sans Serif
c)
Script
d)
Decorative
19.
What type face style does this logo use?
a)
Serif
b)
Sans Serif
c)
Script
d)
Decorative
20.

What do you call a FAMILY of related font sets in different weights, widths, or styles

a)

Font

b)

Typeface

c)

Glyph

21.

Characters in the ancient Egyptian writing system

a)

Typography

b)

Geometrics

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Lithography