Unit 4

Question 1

an act of making letters by hand and other parts of the body.

Answer 1

Letting

Question 2

an act of making letters by the use of machines.

Answer 2

Printing

Question 3

a system of characters or letters used in writing a language. It derived
from two Greek words “alpha” means “beginning” and “beta” means “second letter.”

Answer 3

Alphabet

Question 4

any character in the alphabet

Answer 4

Letter

Question 5

picture-writing or sacred writing. It derived from two Greek words
“hieros” meaning sacred “glyphein” meaning to carve.

Answer 5

Hieroglyphics

Question 6

a form of writing whose letters have wedge-shape. It was taken
from the Latin word “cuneus” which means wedge.

Answer 6

Cuneiform writing

Question 7

They developed the form of the hieroglyphic of writing. Modification in ways resulted in
cursive hieroglyphics known as a hieratic and demotic script. After this, the alphabet,
which eventually supplemented picture-writing, was born

Answer 7

Eygptian

Question 8

They made the next step in the development of the alphabet. They gave
each sound a fixed symbol. There were only twenty-two (22) consonant letters, though
were consonant-vowel combinations.

Answer 8

Phoenicians

Question 9

They were the real inventors of the alphabet and had no symbols for vowels.

Answer 9

Semites

Question 10

They developed the first true alphabet of twenty-four (24) signs. Their most enormous
contribution was the addition of the vowels

Answer 10

Greek

Question 11

First letter/symbol?

Answer 11

Bulls head

Question 12

During the first century of the Christian era, they developed an alphabet of
capital letters called “majuscules” that we still use at present.

Answer 12

Roman

Question 13

In the Roman Capital Letter is called?

Answer 13

Majuscules

Question 14

In the romen the lower case is called?

Answer 14

Minuscules

Question 15

What are the 4 Styles of Lettering?

Answer 15

Gothic
Roman
Text
Script

Question 16

Two General Divisions of lettering

Answer 16

Drawn
Single stroke

Question 17

Proportion of letters

Answer 17

Normal
Compressed
Extended

Question 18

CLASSIFICATION OF LETTERS ACCORDING TO:

Answer 18

Size
Proportion
Thickness of stem
Spacing

Question 19

letters that stand in an upright position and forming ninety
degrees (90°) with the horizontal guidelines

Answer 19

Vertical letters

Question 20

letters that form angles between 65 to 75 degrees with the
horizontal guidelines. The best slope for inclined letters is 67 ½ degrees

Answer 20

Inclined letters

Question 21

letters are composed of stems made of a straight line. The dots of i and
j and the cross of t are on the “i” or “T” line-halfway between the cap and waistlines.

Answer 21

Straight line

Question 22

made with an ellipse whose long axis is inclining at about forty-five 45º
in combination with a straight line.

Answer 22

Loop letters

Question 23

made with shape taken from that of a hook.

Answer 23

Hook letters

Question 24

based on an ellipse with the shape of the capital letter, but no inclined
as much as the loop letters. In rapid small work, the O often made with one stroke as
are also with the c, e, and s

Answer 24

Ellipse letter

Question 25

letters have thick stems.

Answer 25

Bold face letters

Question 26

letters have thin or light stems.

Answer 26

Lightface letters

Question 27

distances between the letters are measured.

Answer 27

Mechanical spacing

Question 28

letters are spaced by making the area clearance between them
approximately equa

Answer 28

Optical spacing

Question 29

Guidelines of Capital Letters

Answer 29

Cap line
Baseline

Question 30

Guidelines for Small Letters

Answer 30

Cap line
Waist line
Base line
Drop line

Question 31

What are the Letters that are 6 units wide?

Answer 31

TOM Q VAXY

Question 32

What Letter is only 1 unit ?

Answer 32

I

Question 33

What letter is 8 units wide?

Answer 33

W

Question 34

What letters are based in an actual Circle?

Answer 34

O,Q,C,D and G