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WorksheetsHistory & Evolution of Graphic Design Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What region in the world developed cuneiform?
A. Caribbean
B. United Kingdom
C. Central America
D. Mesopotamia
Which of the following caves was most recently discovered?
A. Padirac
B. Lascaux
C. Chauvet
D. Montignac
What are hieroglyphics?
A. A character in the ancient Egyptian writing system
B. An ancient Egyptian ruler
C. The type of government in Egypt
D. An ancient breed of dog
Which of the following was the original reason for manuscripts?
A. Farming
B. Religion
C. Government
D. Children’s stories
When was woodblock printing developed?
A. 1802 B.C.
B. 600 A.D.
C. 875 B.C.
D. 1203 A.D
When did the Renaissance begin?
A. 14th century
B. 15th century
C. 13th century
D. 18th century
Before the use of woodblock printing and the invention of the printing press, it typically took how long for scribes to complete a book?
A. Six weeks
B. One year
C. Four months
D. Nine months
Which Renaissance typography type has mathematically perfect-sized letters?
A. Centaur
B. Venetian
C. Sans-serif
D. Antica
Who invented the printing press in 1439?
A. Johannes Gutenberg
B. Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
C. Ottmar Mergenthaler
D. John Rand
What was the style of the typography used during the Renaissance?
A. Simple
B. Elaborate and ornate
C. Typography did not exist in the Renaissance
D. Easy to read
The industrial revolution began in which of the following locations?
A. France
B. Italy
C. Russia
D. Britain
Which of the following was NOT a popular letterform style during the industrial revolution?
A. Script
B. Victorian
C. Sans Serif
D. Tuscan
Which letterform style reflected a bold, machine-like text?
A. Victorian
B. Sans Serif
C. Tuscan
D. Slab Serif
In 1810, how many pages were able to be printed in an hour?
A. 400
B. 4,000
C. 40
D. 140
Who developed the keyboard typesetter for the linotype machine?
A. Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
B. Johannes Gutenberg
C. Ottmar Mergenthaler
D. Georges Braques
Which of the following movements was NOT developed in the Modernist era?
A. Architecture
B. Literature
C. Typography
D. Music
Where was Cubism developed?
A. Paris, France
B. Venice, Italy
C. Moscow, Russia
D. Madrid, Spain
Which company developed four-color printing?
A. Kodak®
B. Eagle Printing Ink Company®
C. Pantone®
D. Artic Value Printing Company
Who developed the Plakastil graphic design trend?
A. Lucian Bernhard
B. Pablo Picasso
C. John Rand
D. Georges Braques
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Bauhaus?
A. Bold typography
B. Clean, simple shapes
C. Blocks of color
D. Functionality
What is another name for the Age of Information?
A. Modernist era
B. Technology growth period
C. Digital age
D. Development age
Who developed the first design technology program which had a mouse and allowed for photo manipulation?
A. Adobe®
B. Macintosh®
C. Windows®
D. Samsung®
Where was the International Typographic style developed?
A. Switzerland
B. Russia
C. USA
D. Italy
URL stands for which of the following?
A. Universal Reading Link
B. Uniform Reading Link
C. Universal Resource Link
D. Uniform Resource Locator
When was the World Wide Web released to the general public?
A. 1997
B. 2001
C. 1985
D. 1991
