Questions & Answers
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Foundations of Typography study set below.
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1
What is the term for the small decorative stroke or tail found at the end of a character's main stroke?
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A
Apex
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B
Serif
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C
Stem
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D
Bowl
2
In typography, what is the 'x-height' of a typeface?
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A
The total height of the character including ascenders
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B
The height of lowercase letters excluding ascenders and descenders
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C
The width of the letter 'x'
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D
The space between two lines of text
3
Which part of a lowercase letter 'b' or 'd' is called the 'ascender'?
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A
The circular bottom part
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B
The horizontal base line
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C
The vertical stroke that rises above the x-height
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D
The small dot above the letter
4
What is 'kerning' in professional typesetting?
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A
The adjustment of space between individual pairs of letters
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B
The thickness of the lines in a font
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C
The slant of the letters
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D
The height of the capital letters
5
Which of the following is considered a 'sans-serif' typeface?
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A
Times New Roman
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B
Garamond
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C
Helvetica
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D
Baskerville
6
What is the 'baseline' in typography?
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A
The top edge of capital letters
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B
The invisible line upon which a row of characters sits
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C
The distance between the bottom of two lines of text
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D
The thickness of the letter's stroke
7
What does the term 'ligature' refer to in typography?
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A
The slant of a font
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B
Two or more letters joined into a single character
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C
The decorative tail on a capital letter
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D
The width of a character
8
In digital typography, what is a 'glyph'?
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A
A specific style of italics
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B
A single representation of a character
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C
The space between two words
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D
A type of font weight
9
What is the purpose of 'leading' (pronounced 'ledding')?
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A
To adjust the vertical space between lines of text
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B
To change the font size
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C
To make letters bolder
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D
To align text to the right
10
Which font style is characterized by having 'feet' or small projections at the ends of strokes?
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A
Sans-serif
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B
Serif
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C
Script
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D
Monospace
11
What is the name for the rounded, open space within letters like 'o', 'b', or 'p'?
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A
Counter
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B
Apex
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C
Stem
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D
Vertex
12
In a typeface, what is the 'descender'?
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A
A letter that is written in italics
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B
The part of a letter that extends below the baseline
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C
The space between words
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D
The thickness of the font
13
What does 'tracking' refer to in a body of text?
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A
The uniform adjustment of spacing between all characters
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B
The height of the letters
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C
The angle of the letters
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D
The color of the font
14
Which of these describes a 'monospace' typeface?
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A
All characters have the same width
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B
Characters vary in width based on their shape
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C
It is used only for headings
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D
It is always a script font
15
What is an 'apex' in typography?
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A
The bottom of a letter like 'j'
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B
The point at the top of a letter like 'A' where two strokes meet
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C
The thickness of a vertical stroke
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D
The middle line of a capital 'E'
16
Which of these is a 'script' typeface design?
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A
Arial
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B
Courier New
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C
Lucida Handwriting
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D
Impact
17
What do we call the 'weight' of a font?
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A
The thickness of the characters
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B
The width of the letters
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C
The height of the font
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D
The slant of the letters
18
What is 'justification' in text formatting?
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A
Aligning text to the left margin only
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B
Aligning text to the right margin only
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C
Spacing text so it reaches both the left and right margins evenly
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D
The angle of the text on the page
19
Which of the following is considered a 'display' typeface?
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A
A font designed to be read in small, long paragraphs
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B
A font designed specifically for large, eye-catching headings
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C
A font used for legal documents
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D
A font that only contains numbers
20
What is the 'terminal' of a character?
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A
The end of a stroke that does not have a serif
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B
The space between lines
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C
The top of an ascender
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D
The width of the character's bowl
