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TYPOGRAPHY QUIZ

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The line upon which letters sit.

a)

baseline

b)

x-height

c)

cap-height

2.

The distance between the baseline and the upper part of lowercase letters that don’t have ascenders.

a)

baseline

b)

x-height

c)

cap-height

3.

Two main types of fonts

a)

serif

b)

justified

c)

sans serif

d)

capital

4.

Letters that drop below the baseline

a)

x-height

b)

baseline

c)

descenders

d)

ascenders

5.

Letters that go above x-height

a)

descenders

b)

x-height

c)

y-height

d)

ascenders

6.

The space between two pairs of letter

a)

kerning

b)

leading

c)

tracking

d)

aligning

7.

The space between lines of text

a)

kerning

b)

leading

c)

tracking

d)

aligning

8.

The way type is arranged on the page

a)

kerning

b)

leading

c)

tracking

d)

alignment

9.

When type aligns even on both sides

a)

align left

b)

align right

c)

center

d)

justified

10.

In art, typography is

a)

defining different types of art.

b)

the art of lettering.

c)

sea levels on a map.

d)

digital art.

11.

A serif font

a)

is very fancy and hard to read.

b)

has small lines or "tails" at the beginning and end of the letters.

c)

does not have small lines or "tails."

d)

looks like cursive letters.

12.

Sans serif means

a)

without serifs

b)

sandy tails

c)

with serifs

d)

fancy letters

13.

Sans serif fonts

a)

have little lines or "tails" at the beginning and ends of the letters.

b)

do not have the little lines or "tails."

c)

are very decorative and fancy.

d)

look like cursive letters.

14.

Serif fonts 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nothing, they are outdated.

15.

Display fonts

a)

have small lines or "tails" at the beginning and ends of a letter

b)

do not have the small lines or "tails."

c)

are decorative fonts.

d)

are not real.

16.

Display fonts 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.

17.

The font itself can send a certain message to the viewer.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which image shows a serif font?

a)
b)
c)
19.

Which image shows a sans serif font?

a)
b)
c)
20.

Which image shows a display font?

a)
b)
c)
21.

What kind of typeface is this?

a)

Script

b)

San-Serif

c)

Decorative

d)

Serif

22.

What kind of typeface is this?

a)

Decorative

b)

San-Serif

c)

Script

d)

Serif

23.

What kind of typeface is this?

a)

Script

b)

Serif

c)

San-Serif

d)

Decorative

24.

What kind of typeface is this?

a)

Decorative

b)

San-Serif

c)

Serif

d)

Script

25.

What is the purpose of establishing hierarchy in typography?

a)

To guide the reader's eye to the most important elements

b)

To make the text more decorative

c)

To make the text difficult to read

d)

To use as many fonts as possible