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The Students Should Be Able To Measure Type And Identify Parts Of A Type Character, Typeface And Type Alignment. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

______________is a typesetting format with the type aligned evenly on the right side of the page and ragged on the left side.
a) Centered
b) Flush left/ragged right
c) Flush right/ragged left
d) Justified

_________ is  a measure of how difficult or easy it is to read several pages of printed matter before eye fatigue begins.
a) legibility
b) proofreading
c) readability
d) tracking

_________ is the process of checking for typesetting errors and marking them for correction.
a) legibility
b) proofreading
c) readability
d) tracking

When a typeface is stretched horizontally it is:
a) condensed
b) bold
c) expanded
d) italic

In a letterform image, the middle of an 'O' is what?
a) ascender
b) descender
c) counter
d) baseline

_______ is the spacing placed between individual characters.
a) initial character
b) leading
c) letterspacing
d) wordspacing

_________ is the ease with which a typeface can be read immediately.
a) legibility
b) proofreading
c) readability
d) tracking

Sentence case is where each word has an initial capital letter
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

What are two or more characters combined to form one glyph that is more aesthetically pleasing?
a) Dingbats
b) Glyphs
c) Ligatures
d) Symbols

Which would be the correct font type if you were to typeset body copy for a high school textbook?
a) No strict rule regarding font type
b) serif/roman
c) san serif
d) egyptian/slab serif

_______ is part of the letterform image that extends above the x-height.
a) ascenders
b) ascent line
c) counter
d) descender

_______ is the process of adjusting the space between certain character pairs to minimize gaps for the best appearance and readability.
a) kerning
b) linespacing
c) leading
d) wordspacing

Typefaces that are without serifs are called _____________.
a) decorative/display
b) cursive/script
c) sans serif
d) square serif

______________a typesetting format in which the lines are aligned on both the left and right edges of the column or page.
a) centered
b) flush left/ragged right
c) flush right/ragged left
d) justified

The major consideration when selecting a typeface is?
a) case
b) letterform
c) purpose
d) visibility

when choosing there right typeface, which is NOT a component to consider?
a) case
b) contrast
c) relationship
d) voice

_____________ typefaces are those that do not fit into any standard classification of typefaces.
a) cursive/script
b) decorative/display
c) serif
d) sans serif

_____________ typefaces imitate handwriting.
a) cursive/script
b) decorative
c) serif
d) sans serif

Type variations that are slanted are called italic or oblique.
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

What type variation has the all the letters capital, but the first ones are letters are larger than the others
a) caps
b) small caps
c) uppercase
d) lowercase

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