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