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History Evolution Of Graphic Design Review A
Test Description: Test A
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1) What region in the world developed cuneiform?
A
Mesopotamia
B
Caribbean
C
United Kingdom
D
Central America
2) Which of the following caves was most recently discovered?
A
Padirac
B
Montignac
C
Lascaux
D
Chauvet
3) What are hieroglyphics?
A
An ancient breed of dog
B
A character in the ancient Egyptian writing system
C
The type of government in Egypt
D
An ancient Egyptian ruler
4) Which of the following was the original reason for manuscripts?
A
Government
B
Farming
C
Religion
D
Children’s stories
5) When was woodblock printing developed?
A
600 A.D.
B
875 B.C.
C
1203 A.D
D
1802 B.C.
6) When did the Renaissance begin?
A
15th century
B
18th century
C
13th century
D
14th century
7) Before the use of woodblock printing and the invention of the printing press, it typically took how long for scribes to complete a book?
A
Six weeks
B
Four months
C
One year
D
Nine months
8) Which Renaissance typography type has mathematically perfect sized letters?
A
Venetian
B
Centaur
C
Antica
D
Sans-serif
9) Who invented the printing press in 1439?
A
Ottmar Mergenthaler
B
Johannes Gutenberg
C
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
D
John Rand
10) What was the style of the typography used during the Renaissance?
A
Elaborate and ornate
B
Easy to read
C
Typography did not exist in the Renaissance
D
Simple
11) The industrial revolution began in which of the following locations?
A
Russia
B
Italy
C
France
D
Britain
12) Which of the following was NOT a popular letterform style during the industrial revolution?
A
Script
B
Sans Serif
C
Victorian
D
Tuscan
13) Which letterform style reflected a bold, machine-like text?
A
Slab Serif
B
Victorian
C
Sans Serif
D
Tuscan
14) In 1810, how many pages were able to be printed in an hour?
A
40
B
140
C
4,000
D
400
15) Who developed the keyboard typesetter for the linotype machine?
A
Ottmar Mergenthaler
B
Johannes Gutenberg
C
Georges Braques
D
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
16) Which of the following movements was NOT developed in the Modernist era?
A
Typography
B
Architecture
C
Literature
D
Music
17) Where was Cubism developed?
A
Venice, Italy
B
Moscow, Russia
C
Madrid, Spain
D
Paris, France
18) Which company developed four-color printing?
A
Pantone®
B
Eagle Printing Ink Company
C
Artic Value Printing Company
D
Kodak®
19) Who developed the Plakastil graphic design trend?
A
Pablo Picasso
B
Georges Braques
C
John Rand
D
Lucian Bernhard
20) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Bauhaus?
A
Bold typography
B
Blocks of color
C
Clean, simple shapes
D
Functionality
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