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Fundamentals of Typography

Typography

A quiz covering basic concepts, terminology, and history of typography.

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12 Questions Easy Ages 5+ Jul 28, 2026

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1 What are the small decorative strokes found at the ends of character stems in some typefaces called?

A Serifs
B Ligatures
C Glyphs
D Kerning

2 Which of the following is a common example of a sans-serif typeface?

A Times New Roman
B Garamond
C Arial
D Baskerville

3 What is the term for the vertical space between lines of text?

A Kerning
B Leading
C Tracking
D Alignment

4 In typography, what does the term 'x-height' refer to?

A The height of capital letters
B The height of lowercase letters excluding ascenders and descenders
C The width of the letter x
D The total height of the font line

5 Which typeface is famously known for its high readability and is the default font in many classic documents?

A Times New Roman
B Comic Sans
C Impact
D Papyrus

6 What is the name for a character that represents a specific letter, number, or punctuation mark?

A Baseline
B Glyph
C Point size
D Italic

7 Which of these terms describes the adjustment of space between two specific individual characters?

A Justification
B Leading
C Kerning
D Tracking

8 What measurement unit is traditionally used to specify the size of type?

A Pixels
B Points
C Millimeters
D Inches

9 Which classification of typeface is often described as having a handwritten or calligraphic appearance?

A Serif
B Sans-serif
C Script
D Monospace

10 What is the name of the imaginary line upon which characters sit?

A Ascender line
B Cap line
C Baseline
D Mean line

11 What do you call a typeface where every character occupies the same amount of horizontal space?

A Proportional
B Monospace
C Serif
D Display

12 Which part of a lowercase letter like 'b', 'd', or 'h' extends above the mean line?

A Descender
B Ascender
C Terminal
D Crossbar

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