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History of Design

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is generally considered the earliest form of graphic design?

a)

Cave paintings

b)

Egyptian hieroglyphs

c)

Greek pottery decorations

d)

Roman mosaics

2.

Which is the earliest known printed book?

a)

Gutenberg Bible

b)

Diamond Sutra

c)

Shakespeare’s First Folio

d)

Rosetta Stone

3.

Who coined the term “graphic design” in 1922?

a)

Paul Rand

b)

William Addison Dwiggins

c)

Jan Tschichold

d)

Saul Bass

4.

Which organisation’s logo, designed in the early 20th century, is considered a milestone in corporate identity?

a)

London Underground

b)

Coca-Cola

c)

NASA

d)

IBM

5.

Which movement emphasised handicraft and decorative detail in late-19th-century graphic work?

a)

Arts and Crafts

b)

Bauhaus

c)

Modernism

d)

Swiss Style

6.

The term “graphic design” was in common use before the 20th century.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which art tradition influenced medieval illuminated manuscripts?

a)

Islamic geometric patterns

b)

Aztec codices

c)

Japanese woodblock prints

d)

Egyptian hieroglyphs

8.

What major printing development began in the late 18th century?

a)

Lithography

b)

Digital typography

c)

Offset printing

d)

Screen printing

9.

Who invented lithography in 1796?

a)

Alois Senefelder

b)

Johannes Gutenberg

c)

Louis Daguerre

d)

Thomas Edison

10.

Which 19th-century style is known for elaborate ornamental typography?

a)

Victorian

b)

Swiss Style

c)

Bauhaus

d)

Postmodernism

11.

The Arts and Crafts movement reacted against...

a)

Mass production

b)

Hand craftsmanship

c)

Digital design

d)

Military industry

12.

Which process, introduced in the mid-19th century, allowed multi-colour printing by using separate stones?

a)

Chromolithography

b)

Flexography

c)

Gravure

d)

Screen printing

13.

Which typographic style emerged in the early 20th century, emphasising simplicity and function?

a)

Swiss Style

b)

Art Nouveau

c)

Baroque

d)

Gothic

14.

The digital revolution in graphic design began in the 1970s.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which invention in the Renaissance greatly impacted book reproduction?

a)

Movable type printing press

b)

Photography

c)

Screen printing

d)

Photolithography

16.

Who invented the movable type printing press around 1440?

a)

Johannes Gutenberg

b)

Albrecht Dürer

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Titian

17.

Renaissance typographers revived which classical script?

a)

Roman square capitals

b)

Egyptian hieratic

c)

Cyrillic

d)

Arabic calligraphy

18.

One major achievement of Renaissance graphic design was..

a)

Mass circulation of books

b)

Digital font creation

c)

Photographic imagery

d)

Vector illustration

19.

Albrecht Dürer contributed to printmaking by producing detailed woodcuts.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which Dürer series is famous for its woodcut illustrations?

a)

Apocalypse series

b)

Gutenberg Bible

c)

Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

d)

Novum Organum

21.

The term “Renaissance” in graphic design refers to..

a)

Revival of classical aesthetics

b)

Abstract art movement

c)

Digital design emergence

d)

Japanese minimalism

22.

French Renaissance graphic work is distinguished by..

a)

Ornate typefaces with decorative initials

b)

Sans-serif typography

c)

Minimalist layouts

d)

Grid-based structure

23.

Antoine Vérard, a Parisian publisher, was known for:

a)

Combining woodcut illustrations with text

b)

Developing lithography

c)

Inventing Roman typeface

d)

Establishing silk screens

24.

Which technique created ornamental initials in French Renaissance books?

a)

Woodcut

b)

Etching

c)

Lithography

d)

Screen printing

25.

French printers imported Italian type designs during the Renaissance.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Which border motif was characteristic of French Renaissance manuscripts?

a)

Lierre (ivy) border

b)

Art Deco border

c)

Swiss grid border

d)

Barcode border

27.

The italic typeface originated in France during the Renaissance.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Which technological advancement impacted posters and advertising?

a)

Steam-powered lithographic presses

b)

Desktop computers

c)

Digital scanners

d)

Plastics

29.

Who is called the father of the modern advertising poster?

a)

Jules Chéret

b)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

c)

Alphonse Mucha

d)

Paul Rand

30.

Chromolithography allowed printers to..

a)

Reproduce images in multiple colours using separate stones

b)

Carve images in woodblocks

c)

Print with movable type only

d)

Etch images in metal

31.

The mechanisation of papermaking led to widespread use of..

a)

Rag paper

b)

Wood pulp paper

c)

Vellum

d)

Papyrus

32.

The industrialisation of printmaking eliminated the need for skilled artists.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Which mass-production innovation lowered print costs dramatically?

a)

Rotary press

b)

Hand-fed platen press

c)

Letterpress

d)

Screen printing

34.

Which institution is associated with the Bauhaus movement?

a)

Weimar Academy

b)

Royal College of Art

c)

Rhode Island School of Design

d)

École des Beaux-Arts

35.

Which designer published “Die neue Typographie” in 1928?

a)

Jan Tschichold

b)

William Morris

c)

Saul Bass

d)

Victor Moscoso

36.

The Modernist principle “form follows function” was advocated by..

a)

Walter Gropius

b)

Peter Max

c)

Alphonse Mucha

d)

Roy Lichtenstein

37.

Bauhaus graphic design often emphasised..

a)

Sans-serif typography

b)

Ornamental embellishments

c)

Illustrative borders

d)

Baroque motifs

38.

Bauhaus layouts frequently used dynamic asymmetry.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Which technique did Bauhaus artists experiment with to create photomontages?

a)

Photomontage

b)

Wood pulp papermaking

c)

Chromolithography

d)

Relief casting

40.

Modernist graphic design during the Bauhaus period was characterised by…

a)

Minimalism and grid-based layouts

b)

Decorative Art Nouveau curves

c)

Intricate baroque details

d)

Heavy ornamentation