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A review of general type classifications and some basic typographic anatomy.
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What type anatomy line does the pink line represent?
Baseline
Median line (x-height)
Cap height
Ascent line (for ascender)
2
What type anatomy line does the pink line represent?
Cap height
Descent line (for descender)
Ascent line (for ascender)
Median line (x-height)
3
These type classifications include numerous sets of fonts designed with stylistic unity. i.e. Slab Serif
Legibility
Pointsize
Font Family (typeface)
Font
4
What type anatomy line does the pink line represent?
Baseline
Descent line (for descender)
Median line (x-height)
Cap height
5
What Type Classification (font family) does this font sample most closely resemble?
Blackletter
Script
Sans Serif
Decorative
6
This font family was inspired by Gothic arches, pre-dates the Gutenberg press and is called Old English.
Blackletter
Oldstyle Roman
Sans Serif
Decorative
7
What Type Classification (font family) does this font sample most closely resemble?
Sans Serif
Script
Blackletter
Slab Serif (Monospaced)
8
This typestyle, when applied to a font, changes the angle of the characters.
italic
bold
tracked
condensed
9
This is a complete set of characters, & its available type styles of a particular ____________.
Font Family (Typeface)
Pointsize
Font
Legibility
10
Lowercase letters like t, f, h, b and d all have these...
Chescenders
Ascenders
Descenders
Ocenders
11
Name the top pink line that outlines the x-height?
Cap height
x-height
Median line
Baseline
12
Latin word meaning "without"
Sons
Sand
Sans
San
13
Oldstyle Roman has __________ stress due to its variance of thick and thin strokes on its characters.
Vertical
Oblique
Modern
Serif
14
Which font family is characterized with vertical stress, serifs, no cupping, & falls before Modern Roman?
Transitory Roman
Sans Roman
Oldstyle Roman
Transitional Roman
15
What Type Classification (font family) does this font sample most closely resemble?
Slab Serif
Script
"Roman Serif"
Sans Serif
16
What type anatomy line does the pink line represent?
Median line (x-height)
Baseline
Cap height
Descent line (for descender)
17
What does the space between the end of the arrows represent?
Descender
x-height
Baseline
Cap height
18
What Type Classification (font family) does this font sample most closely resemble?
Slab Serif
Oldstyle Roman
Older Roman
Sans Serif
19
What type anatomy line does the pink line represent?
Cap height
Baseline
Median line (x-height)
Descent line (for descender)
20
When each character occupies exactly the same space, it has fixed width... what's another name for this?
Script
Sans
Serif
Monospaced
21
What Type Classification (font family) does this font sample most closely resemble?
Block Serif
Slab Serif
Translated Roman
Oldstyle Roman
22
What Type Classification (font family) does this font sample most closely resemble?
Blackletter
Decorative
Script
"Roman Serif"
23
Transitional Roman has __________ at the ends of its characters' strokes.
Sans
Flourishes
Serifs
Distressing
24
To edit the space between 2 characters is called _________.
kerning
tracking
leading
centered
25
What Type Classification (font family) does this font sample most closely resemble?
Sans Serif
Script
Blackletter
"Roman Serif"
26
What Type Classification (font family) does this font sample most closely resemble?
Sans Serif
Blackletter
"Roman Serif"
Script
27
What type anatomy line does the pink line represent?
Median line (x-height)
Descent line (for descender)
Cap height
Baseline
28
What Type Classification (font family) does this font sample most closely resemble?
Slab Serif
Blackletter
Sans Serif
Transitional Roman
29
Which term is the Art & Technique of Arranging Type
Typography
Design Principles
Art Elements
Design Process steps
30
Which "Roman Serif" font family generally is characterized with oblique stress, cupping & brackets?
Modern Roman
Sans Serif
Oldstyle Roman
Transitional Roman
31
What type anatomy line does the pink line represent?
Descent line (for descender)
Baseline
Median line (x-height)
Cap height
32
Lowercase characters like q, j, g, y all have these...
Chescenders
Ocenders
Ascenders
Descenders
33
What Type Classification (font family) does this font sample most closely resemble?
Sans Serif
Sand Serif
Sons Serif
San Serif
34
The space between the baselines of text is called _________.
leading
tracking
kerning
centered
35
To edit the space between all selected characters in a sentence, paragraph, page, is called _________.
centered
tracking
kerning
leading
36
What Type Classification (font family) does this font sample most closely resemble?
Sans Serif
"Roman Serif"
Script
Blackletter
37
Transitional & Modern Roman have __________ stress due to variance of thick & thin strokes on the characters.
Serif
Oblique
Vertical
Sans
38
Which "Roman Serif" font family generally is characterized with vertical stress, no brackets & hairline serifs?
Sans Serif
Oldstyle Roman
Modern Roman
Transitional Roman
39
What Type Classification (font family) does this font sample most closely resemble?
Slab Serif (Monospaced)
Blackletter
"Roman Serif"
Sans Serif
40
What type anatomy line does the pink line represent?
Baseline
Median line (x-height)
Descent line (for descender)
Cap height
41
What type anatomy line does the pink line represent?
Baseline
Median line (x-height)
Descent line (for descender)
Cap height
42
Font is a four-letter word, & not only communicates words, but can also be used to convey other information...
False
True
43
Name the bottom pink line that outlines the x-height?
Cap height
x-height
Baseline
Median line
44
This typestyle, when applied to a font, thickens the characters' strokes.
italic
bold
condensed
tracked
45
This catch all category compiles many different fonts that are stylized and attention grabbing.
Script
"Roman Serif"
Decorative
Blackletter
46
This is the ease at which type CAN be read and goes hand in hand with readability.
Font
Typeface
Legibility
Pointsize
