Principle Of Printing Processes
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The basic printing principles and history.
- 1.Which of the following technologies was essential for the development of printing?
- A.
Written language
- B.
Paper
- C.
Ink
- D.
All of the above
- 2.The first Roman type font was created by...
- A.
Johanas Gutenberg
- B.
William Caxton
- C.
Nicholas Jenson
- D.
Aldus Manutius
- 3.Codex is Latin for...
- A.
Scroll
- B.
Tablet
- C.
Book
- D.
Scribe
- 4.In addition to movable type, what was Gutenbergs's other great technological breakthrough?
- A.
Developing paper from wood pulp
- B.
Inventing the wine press
- C.
Developing an oil based ink
- D.
Inventing the bound book
- 5.Papyrus was developed by:
- A.
Egyptians
- B.
Chinese
- C.
Greeks
- D.
Japanese
- 6.Parchment is made from:
- A.
Plants
- B.
Animals
- C.
Bamboo
- D.
Cotton
- 7.In what year is Gutenberg credited with "inventing" movable type?
- A.
1490
- B.
1440
- C.
1400
- D.
1470
- 8.The font that Gutenberg used in printing his bibles was considered:
- A.
Gothic
- B.
Roman
- C.
Italic
- D.
San serif
- 9.The press in the New World was established in:
- A.
Virginia
- B.
Massachusettes
- C.
Mexico
- D.
Georgia
- 10.Gutenberg used what as a basis for his printing press?
- A.
A wine press
- B.
A press used to mint coins
- C.
A machine used to press clothes
- D.
A paper making press
- 11.A possible reason printing did not develop in China was...
- A.
Government restrictions of printing
- B.
Late developement of ink
- C.
Lack of paper
- D.
Lack of a simplified alphabet
- 12.What was the name of the printing process that Gutenberg used?
- A.
Gravure
- B.
Lithography
- C.
Letterpress
- D.
Flexography
- 13.One of the first hot lead typesetters was manufactured by...
- A.
Chester Carlson
- B.
Eastman Kodak
- C.
Linotype
- D.
Portotype
- 14.The mold that hot metal is poured into to create relief type is called a...
- A.
Matrix
- B.
Negative
- C.
Cast
- D.
Reverse
- 15.The most famous of Benjamin Franklin's publications was:
- A.
Poor Richards Almanac
- B.
The Common Book of Prayer
- C.
The Plymouth Times
- D.
The Freeman's Oath
- 16.A printing press cannot directly print photographs because photographs are:
- A.
Halftone
- B.
Continuous Tone
- C.
Wood cuts
- D.
Dot patterns
- 17.In the Pocket Pal Letterpress is described as a __________ process.
- A.
Halftone
- B.
Intaglio
- C.
Planographic
- D.
Relief
- 18.In the Pocket Pal, "a complete assortment of any one size and style of type containing all the characters and symbols" is called a...
- A.
Glyph
- B.
Font
- C.
Case
- D.
Collection
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