Fundamental Typography

What is kerning?

• The space between two characters

• The space between lines of text

• The space between words

• The overall space of a paragraph

What is tracking?

• Adjusting the spacing between letters
• Adjusting the spacing between words

• Adjusting the spacing between lines

• Adjusting the spacing between paragraphs

Which of the following is a correct definition of leading?

• The space between letters

• The space between words

• The space between lines of text

• The space between paragraphs

Which of the following terms refers to the space between words?

• Kerning

• Leading

• Tracking

• Word space

What does paragraph space refer to?

• Space between characters

• Space between words

• Space between paragraphs

• Space within a paragraph

Which of the following is an example of typographic hierarchy?

• Using bold for headings

• Aligning all text to the left

• Using the same font size for all text

• Using different font sizes for different levels of information

What is a hyphen used for in typography?

• To separate syllables of a word

• To indicate a pause in a sentence

• To start a new paragraph

• To join two words together

What is a drop cap?

• • The last letter of a paragraph set in a smaller size

• The first letter of a paragraph set in a larger size

• A capital letter in the middle of a sentence

• The last letter of a word set in a larger size

Which of the following describes an initial cap?

• The first letter of a sentence in lowercase

• The first letter of a paragraph set in uppercase

• A letter at the end of a sentence in uppercase

• The last letter of a paragraph set in lowercase

What does 'ragged right' mean in the type setting?

• Text aligned to the left margin

• Text aligned to the right margin

• Text centered on the page

• Text justified to both margins