Jess O'Rourke
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Take this quiz to determine your knowledge of typography.

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Typography Assessment

Typography Assessment

Question 1 of 5

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Which of these accurately describes cap height? Choose one.

Select one of the following:

  • Part of lowercase letter that falls below the baseline

  • Imaginary horizontal line upon which the base of each capital letter rests

  • Imaginary horizontal line defined by the height of the capital letter

  • Part of a lowercase letter that rises above the meanline

Explanation

Question 2 of 5

1

From the following identify 3 characteristics of Serif fonts:

Select one or more of the following:

  • Have a modern and elegant appearance

  • Guide a readers eye movement

  • Hard to read on low resolution screens

  • Used for on screen texts

Explanation

Question 3 of 5

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Why should ALL CAPS not be used for large blocks of text? Choose one from the following:

Select one of the following:

  • Equal height, width and volume makes them difficult to differentiate

  • They create ‘rivers of whitespace’

  • It makes it look like a hyperlink

Explanation

Question 4 of 5

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What should be considered when assessing legibility of a document? Choose all that apply.

Select one of the following:

  • Use of emphasis

  • Use of space, size, weight and colour of text

  • Use of capitals

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 5 of 5

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What techniques should be used to emphasise a certain part of an ONLINE document? There are four correct answers.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Bold

  • Italics

  • Bold Italic

  • Underlines

  • ALL CAPS

Explanation

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