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Typography Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The design of a single set of characters unified by consistent visual properties (It includes letters, numbers, punctuation, and special characters.)
a)
Typeface
b)
Type Family
c)
Type Style
d)
Font
2.
Arial, 18pt, Bold is an example of this...
a)
typeface
b)
font
c)
ascender
d)
descender
3.
The arrow is pointing to what part of the type?
a)
Ascender
b)
Descender
c)
X-Height
d)
Counter
4.
The arrow is pointing to what part of the type?
a)
Cap Height
b)
Baseline
c)
Ascender
d)
Descender
5.
Type size is measured in:
a)
inches
b)
points
c)
picas
d)
kilojoules
6.
Which type category is being used for this logo?
a)
Serif
b)
San Serif
c)

Decorative

d)
Script
7.
Which type category is being used for this logo?
a)
Serif
b)
San Serif
c)

Decorative

d)
Script
8.
Which type category is being used for this logo?
a)
Serif
b)
San Serif
c)

Decorative

d)
Script
9.

Which type category is being used for this logo?

a)

Serif

b)

Symbol

c)

Decorative

d)

Script

10.
Bold is a...?
a)
Type Family
b)
Font
c)
Type Style
d)
Typeface
11.

The design and study of type is called ______.

a)

graphic design

b)

typography

c)

identity design

d)

information design

12.

The projections off of the ends of letterforms are called _____.

a)

Serifs

b)

San Serifs

c)

Ascenders

d)

Descenders

13.

The enclosed white space inside of a letterform.

a)

negative space

b)

counter

c)

positive space

d)

shape

14.

This category of type looks like it is handwritten or calligraphy.

a)

Decorative

b)

Script

c)

Old Style

d)

Modern

15.

When would you use sans serif typefaces?

a)

Online Text

b)

Websites

c)

Email

d)

All of the Above

16.

Which category of type would you never want to use all caps?

a)

Serif

b)

Sans Serif

c)

Decorative

d)

Script

17.

Which of the following has a counter?

a)

h

b)

Y

c)

L

d)

p

18.

Sans serif typefaces are best used for

a)

professional documents like a resume or article.

b)

anything on a computer screen like a website or app.

c)

nothing, they are outdated.

d)

old people.

19.

Serif typefaces are best used for

a)

professional documents or publications like a resume or article.

b)

anything on a computer screen.

c)

old people.

d)

nothing, they are outdated.

20.

Decorative typefaces are best used for

a)

professional documents like a resume or article.

b)

documents on a computer screen.

c)

small amounts of text like a title or header.

d)

anywhere you want to use them.

21.

How many typeface should you usually use?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4

22.

Are these typefaces Serif or Sans Serif?

a)

Serif

b)

Sans Serif

23.
Serif or Sans Serif?
a)
Serif
b)
Sans Serif
24.
Serif or Sans Serif?
a)
Serif
b)
Sans Serif
25.

Which typeface tends to work better as body text in printed materials, such as textbooks, newspapers and novels?

a)

Serif

b)

Sans Serif

26.

What are the categories of type that we discussed in class?

a)

Script

b)

Decorative

c)

Sans Serif

d)

Modern

e)

Serif

27.

Bold, Italic, Regular, Bold Italic, Demi, and Narrow are all examples of what?

a)

Typefaces

b)

Type Styles

c)

Fonts

d)

None of the Above

28.

This refers to spacing between the baselines of text.

a)

Kerning

b)

Tracking

c)

Leading

d)

Justification

29.
This refers to the spacing between adjacent letterforms.
a)
Kerning
b)
Leading
c)
Tracking
d)
Justification
30.

This refers to the spacing between every character in a line of type or in a paragraph.

a)

Tracking

b)

Kerning

c)

Leading

d)

Justification