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Which are the chevrons?
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embed only a subset of the characters
If we want to create a PDF file for web use, which font embedding option should be used?
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only c) English – Chinese glossary
Which should have an en-dash? a) wordfinal b) 52=3 c) EnglishChinese glossary
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bitmap
Which is the odd one out?
\- outline
\- bitmap
\- scalable
\- vector
\- outline
\- bitmap
\- scalable
\- vector
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¶
Which is the pilcrow?
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ellipsis points
Which of these characters usually has a width of exactly 1 em?
\- uppercase M
\- ellipsis points
\- lowercase m
\- lowercase x
\- uppercase M
\- ellipsis points
\- lowercase m
\- lowercase x
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A preface is written by the author, a foreword by someone else
What is the difference between a preface and a foreword?
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larger than 1: √2
Which page proportion is recommended for books that contain wide illustrations, side notes, or multiple columns? (The first number refers to width.)
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small caps
Which of the following is NOT used to separate paragraphs?
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W
Which letter developed from a ligature?
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12 pt.
1 pc equals…
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they are limited to 256 characters
Which of the following is false regarding OpenType fonts?
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16-18 points
What is the recommended point size for the main text in beamer presentations?
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Jan Hus
Who introduced the acute accent mark to mark length?
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adding stretchable/shrinkable vertical space bands
What is the recommended method of adding extra leading around section titles?
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italicization
Which is an inherent property of the text in an average document?
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the asterisk \*
Which is the most usual footnote reference symbol?
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\
One of the typefaces is not usually recommended for setting longer texts, but is excellent for headings. Which one?
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a mark on the stock for the printers to trim the final page size
What is a crop mark?
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Egyptian
The typeface on the right is classified as..
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preflighting
Checking the document for typesetting-related errors before sending it to a printing shop is called
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a five- or six-year-old child two- or four-wheel drive
Which of the following contains a suspended hyphen?
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Readability
...refers to the facility and comfort with which text can be comprehended.
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programming instructions in digital fonts which are added to the design code of the glyph to reshape if necessary.
Hinting refers to…..
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chrząszcz
Which word contains an **ogonek**?
1. Galaţi
2. François
3. chrząszcz
1. Galaţi
2. François
3. chrząszcz
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both of the above
What is French spacing?
1) larger space between sentences than between words
2) a thin space before “!”, ”?”, “:”, “;”
3) both of the above
4) neither of the above
1) larger space between sentences than between words
2) a thin space before “!”, ”?”, “:”, “;”
3) both of the above
4) neither of the above
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x′
Which is the prime mark?
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PostScript point
Which point system is used by computer typographic software?
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the opening quotes
What is wrong with this sentence?
„He said she went to school in the ’80- ‘90s.”
„He said she went to school in the ’80- ‘90s.”
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a new impression.
A book first published in 2004 is printed again in 2006 with typos corrected. This is...
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ë
Which e carries a trema?
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the optimal width of text when using a given font
What is copyfitting?
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the ISBN
Which number is longer, the ISBN or the ISSN?
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sans serif typefaces
Which of the following typefaces can usually benefit from looser letterspacing?
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a hanging cap
What does the paragraph on the right exemplify?
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So that it begins on a verso page and ends on a recto page.
If there’s a choice, how should a footnote be broken across pages?
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lining figures are uppercase numerals, old style figures are numerals with ascenders and descenders.
What is the difference between lining figures and old style figures?
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numbers with uniform width
The OpenType tag ‘tnum’ switches on
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One press sheet equals how many pages?
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a space which is not a breaking point
What is a hard space?
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both TrueType and OpenType fonts
The font file extansion’ttf’ refers to
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heading
Which is the odd one out?
\- pagehead
\- header
\- heading
\- running head
\- pagehead
\- header
\- heading
\- running head
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layout/style definitions
in web typography, CSS files contain
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nothing
What is wrong with the following definition of tracking? “The measure of the overall spacing between characters in a passage of text.
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Because otherwise it will not be repeated if the table is broken across pages.
Why is it important to mark the header of a table?
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marginal notes
Which of the following is never part of the textblock?
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facts about the physical production of the book
What does the colophon contain?
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Buñuel
Which of the following contains a **tilde**?
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Dummy text used as a placeholder.
What is lorem ipsum?
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a type foundry
What is Monotype?
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a page description programming language (developed by Adobe)
What is postscript?
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part
Which book partition is the largest?
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the untrimmed paper material
Stock in typography refers to…
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Kerning pairs are included in the metrics of the font
Which of the following statements about the metric data of fonts is true?
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ê
Which e carries a **caret**?
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Tables and bar charts usually provide data with the same precision.
Which statement is false?
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a quotation which is **at least a paragraph long**
What is a block quote?
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ex
Which unit is used for vertical relative spacing?
\- ex
\- en
\- em
\- point
\- ex
\- en
\- em
\- point
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10½/12 x 26 Times
If a book is typeset in 10.5 pt Times with 12 pt leading and 26 pc measure, (Q17-DSCF4034)
this information is usually abbreviated as…
this information is usually abbreviated as…
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the baselineskip
Leading refers to...
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\\end(document)
Which command must be the very last in the source of a LATEX document?
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r
One glyph below does not have a hook. Which one?
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the title of the play should be in italics, not Shakespeare’s name
What is typographically wrong in the following example? “Her least favourite drama is Timon of Athena by *Shakespeare*.”
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monospaced, like Courier (?)
Which of the following font type is the most suitable for typesetting computer code?
\- monospaced, like Courier
\- proportional and serif, like Times
\- propositional and sans serif, like Helvetica
\- any proportional font, like Time or Helvetica
\- monospaced, like Courier
\- proportional and serif, like Times
\- propositional and sans serif, like Helvetica
\- any proportional font, like Time or Helvetica
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case
Which OpenType tag switches on raised punctuation marks (for titles with only capital letters for example)?
\- smcp
\- sups
\- case
\- pcap
\- smcp
\- sups
\- case
\- pcap
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§
Which is the section mark?
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condemned
Which of the following is the odd one out?
\- regular
\- semibold
\- condemned
\- thin
\- regular
\- semibold
\- condemned
\- thin
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\*
Which is the asterisk?
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footnote
Which of the following is not a satellite on a page?
\- footnote
\- marginal note
\- footer
\- header
\- footnote
\- marginal note
\- footer
\- header
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the first line of a paragraph with a page/column break right after it
What is a club line?
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ś
The caron has more than one glyphs. Which is **not a caron?**
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h1{font-family: Verdana;color:#F00;}
Which of these is a CSS rule?
1) \\section{Introduction}
2) Title {Heading 1)
3) h1{font-family: Verdana;color:#F00;}
4) none of these
1) \\section{Introduction}
2) Title {Heading 1)
3) h1{font-family: Verdana;color:#F00;}
4) none of these
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elegance, feminity (i.e. they can be used for all kinds of typographical purposes)
As display fonts, Bodoni type is usually used to evoke a sense of...
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The first line of the paragraph is unindented, the rest are indented.
What does hanging indentation mean?
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an area outside the page that contains nonprintable information for the printer
What is a _____g? (Q6-DSCF4036)
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a page number in the footer when it is normally in the header
What is a dropped folio?
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both the pfb and pfm files
Which font file is necessary so that PostScript Type 1 fonts can be used on Windows?
\- only th epfb file
\- only the pfm file
\- both the pfb and pfm files
\- none of these files, other files are needed
\- only th epfb file
\- only the pfm file
\- both the pfb and pfm files
\- none of these files, other files are needed
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A hyphen that is normally used between two words (e-mail)
hard hyphen
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A hyphen that is printed only if a line break falls there.
What is a soft (or discretionary) hyphen?
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on the first recto of the book
Where is the half (or bastard) title in a book?
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the particular manifestation of a character
what is a glyph?
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þ
Which is the thorn?
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Gill Sans
Which typeface is still used as the most important corporate identity font in Britain?
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the plural suffix -en
Which encircled dash should be a “hard” hyphen?
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embed the whole font
If we need to submit a final cameraready PDF file for a print shop, which font embedding option should be used?
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Adobe Garamond
Which contemporary digital revival should be used when one wants to imitate Claude Garamond’s original roman metal typeface?
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its core weights make it rather illegible
Which of the following is untrue of the Helvetica typeface?
\- it was originally designed by Max Miedinger
\- it is not recommended for typesetting long texts
\- it is suitable for chapter and section titles
\- its core weights make it rather illegible
\- it was originally designed by Max Miedinger
\- it is not recommended for typesetting long texts
\- it is suitable for chapter and section titles
\- its core weights make it rather illegible
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a method of printing by spreading oil or fat on a flat stone
What is lithography?
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abbreviations, acronyms, such as “pc”, “bc”, etc.
Which of the following is typically recommended to be typeset in small capitals?
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stretchable/shrinkable strips of extra leading
What are vertical space bands?
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line spacing
One of the following space factors is not usually measured in ems. Which one?
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kuruş
Which word contains a character with a **cedilla?**
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{x}
Which are the braces?
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small cap
Which is the odd one out?
\- drop cap
\- hanging cap
\- small cap
\- raised cap
\- drop cap
\- hanging cap
\- small cap
\- raised cap
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fonts that were designed as bitmap and then converted to outline
What type of fonts are the most suitable for onscreen use?
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Gothic blackletter
Gutenberg’s 42-Line Bible was set in the ... face.
1) Celtic Round
2) Italian Renaissance
3) Gothic blackletter
4) Roman Script
1) Celtic Round
2) Italian Renaissance
3) Gothic blackletter
4) Roman Script
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Caslon
The American *Declaration of Independence* was printed in…