Graphic Design History Final (pt. 1)

Hangul alphabet consists of fourteen consonants represented by a) abstract depictions of the mouth and tongue b) acrophonic symbols c) letters similar to that of the early Phoenicians d) dots placed next to horizontal or vertical lines

a) abstract depictions of the mouth and tongue

An alphabet is a series of simple visual symbols that represent ________. a) speech sounds b) clusters of meaning c) pictographic images d) individual concepts

a) speech sounds

So named because they were written between two guidelines that were one inch apart, ______ were rounded, freely drawn letters suited to rapid writing. a)uncials b) descenders c) miniscules d) majuscules

a) uncials

The Chinese calligraphic system consists of about forty characters. True False

False

The serif, or ending line extending from the main stroke of a letter, originated from rustic capitals inscribed in wax tablets. True False

False

Charlemagne's scribes at Aachen developed a legible writing style using minuscule letters that became the forerunner to our own system of upper and lowercase letters. True False

True

Relief printing is the process of removing the negative spaces surrounding an image and inking the raised surface, which is then rubbed onto paper. True False

True

The development of writing had its earliest origins in simple pictures, for a close connection exists between the drawing of pictures and the markings of writing. True False

True

The invention of the alphabet and the subsequent spread of literacy had a leveling effect on society: it eventually diminished the power of priests/scribes found in earlier societies. True False

True

The invention of writing promoted stabilization in society, with, for example, the guarantees that came with the standardization of measurements and weights. True False

True

The Celtic manuscript was revolutionary in terms of design innovation because writers _____. a) combined illustrations and text b) left spaces between words c) included decorated capital letters d) used uncials

b) left spaces between words

The ancient Chinese invented three of the four innovations listed below. Which is not an ancient Chinese innovation? a) gunpowder b) oil paint c) paper d) the compass

b) oil paint

Like the Sumerians, who used mud to create clay tablets, the Egyptians made good use of their natural resources. They created paper-like substrate for manuscripts out of _______. a) animal skin b) papyrus c) rags d) mulberry bark

b) papyrus

The Chinese calligraphic writing system consists of logograms, or graphic characters that represent ______. a) syllabic units b) objects c) entire words d) ideas

c) entire words

Islamic illuminated manuscripts are characterized by three of the elements below. Which does NOT belong? a) intricate geometric patterns b) plant forms c) religious icons d) rosettes

c) religious icons

A Book of the Dead is a narrative of _______. a) heroic deeds of a deity b) an individual's pilgrimage to Thebes c) the passage of the deceased into the afterlife d) historic battles and victories of the pharaoh

c) the passage of the deceased into the afterlife

Printing with movable type never came into extensive use in the Far East because _________. a) of the deeply ingrained preference for hand-rendered characters. b) wax from the compositor's tray interfered with the printing process. c) the sheer number of characters made the process too tedious. d) no efficient method for storing type was ever developed.

c) the sheer number of characters made the process too tedious

From the Latin for "wedge-shaped," this method of early writing used a triangular-tipped stylus, which was pushed into clay to form a series of wedge-shaped strokes. a) hieroglyphics b) hieratic script c) demotic script d) cuneiform

d) cuneiform

In the early fifteenth century, the Limbourg brothers created their masterpiece, __________, which included an illustrated calendar depicting seasonal activities of each month crowned with graphic astronomical charts. a) Vatican Virgil b) Coronation Gospels c) Book of Kells d) les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry

d) les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry

As early as the second century CE, the Greeks developed a more rounded writing style called _______, which could be written more quickly. a) capitalis monumentalis b) capitalis quadrata c) capitalis rustica d) uncials

d) uncials