This German is credited with inventing the first printing press
Who is Johannes Gutenberg
100
The stroke that extends above the x-height
What is the ascender
100
This is the curved area between the stroke and serif
What is the bracketing
100
Proper classification term for what is often called Old English or Gothic
What is Blackletter
100
These are erratic vertical gaps often found in justified text
What are rivers
200
The word case, as in “upper and lower case” refers to these
What are drawers
200
The stroke that extends below the x-height
What is the descender
200
In the type specification 9/11 (nine on eleven), 11 indicates this
What is the leading value
200
Bodoni is a well known example of this typeface classification
What is Modern
200
True or false: If a condensed or extended version of a typeface is not available, horizontally or vertically scaling the type will provide the same result
What is false
300
Otto Mergenthaler’s “hot type” machine
What is Linotype
300
When a typeface consists of two stroke weights, the heavier is called the stem stroke, and the thinner one is called this
What is the hairline stroke
300
There are this many points in an inch
What is 72
300
This typeface classification generally has little or no variance in stroke weight
What is Sans Serif
300
This is another name for incorrect quotations marks
What are dumb quotes
400
He designed Futura in the 1920's
Who is Paul Renner
400
It's enclosed by the bowl
What is a counter
400
The point size of a typeface is measured from here to here
What is the top of the ascender to the bottom of the descender
400
Chronologically, this classification falls between Old Style and Modern
What is Transitional
400
True or false: It is usually acceptable to set decorative script typefaces in all upper case
What is false
500
He was a pioneer in designing movie title sequences
Who is Saul Bass
500
It's specific to the lower case e
What is the eye
500
This is an example of a typeface weight
What is (light, bold, semi-bold, black, etc.)
500
Diagonal or oblique stress is typically a characteristic of this classification
What is Old Style
500
Body copy set in a typeface with a small one of these will appear less dense on the page (with appropriate leading) than a typeface with a larger one.