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How to choose the best font for a document
Contributed by: Frost
  • 1. What is the primary goal when choosing a font for a document?
A) Making it look as unique as possible
B) Matching your favorite color
C) Aesthetics only
D) Readability
  • 2. What type of font is generally considered best for body text in a printed document?
A) Script
B) Decorative
C) Serif
D) Sans-serif
  • 3. What type of font is generally considered best for headlines and on-screen text?
A) Sans-serif
B) Monospace
C) Dingbats
D) Serif
  • 4. What does 'serif' refer to in typography?
A) The height of the letters
B) The spacing between the letters
C) Small strokes at the ends of letters
D) The width of the letters
  • 5. Which of these font characteristics contributes MOST to readability?
A) Weight
B) Style
C) X-height
D) Color
  • 6. What is 'kerning'?
A) Adjusting the space between lines
B) Changing the font size
C) Making a font bold
D) Adjusting the space between individual letters
  • 7. What is 'leading'?
A) The slant of the text
B) The horizontal space between words
C) The thickness of the lines in the font
D) The vertical space between lines of text
  • 8. What is a 'typeface'?
A) The size of the font
B) A single font style
C) A family of related fonts
D) The color of the font
  • 9. Which of these font pairings is generally considered a good practice?
A) Combining a serif and a sans-serif font
B) Combining two very similar serif fonts
C) Using only decorative fonts
D) Combining two very different script fonts
  • 10. What should you consider regarding font licensing?
A) The font's popularity on social media
B) Permitted uses of the font
C) The font designer's favorite color
D) The font's historical significance
  • 11. What does the term 'monospace' refer to?
A) Fonts designed for use in mathematical equations.
B) Fonts that only have one weight.
C) Fonts that are always in italics.
D) Fonts where each character takes up the same horizontal space.
  • 12. When choosing a font for a website, what is a key consideration?
A) How well it prints on paper
B) How many colors the font supports
C) Browser compatibility
D) Its similarity to handwriting
  • 13. Which of the following is generally considered an unprofessional font for business documents?
A) Calibri
B) Times New Roman
C) Comic Sans MS
D) Arial
  • 14. What is the 'weight' of a font?
A) The spacing between the characters
B) The angle of the characters
C) The thickness of the characters
D) The height of the characters
  • 15. What is an 'orphan' in typography?
A) A paragraph that is not properly indented.
B) A single word on a line by itself.
C) A single line of a paragraph at the bottom of a page.
D) A large empty space within a paragraph.
  • 16. What is a 'widow' in typography?
A) A single line of a paragraph at the top of a page
B) A paragraph that is not properly indented.
C) A large empty space within a paragraph.
D) A single word on a line by itself.
  • 17. Which of these is a good practice for using fonts in a document?
A) Use as many fonts as possible to add visual interest
B) Choose fonts randomly without considering readability
C) Use a different font for every paragraph
D) Limit the number of fonts used
  • 18. What is the meaning of 'legibility' in the context of fonts?
A) How easily individual characters can be distinguished from each other.
B) The size of the font.
C) The font's historical origins.
D) How aesthetically pleasing the font is.
  • 19. What should you consider when choosing a font for a logo?
A) Personal preference only
B) Brand personality
C) Current font trends
D) Just readability
  • 20. What is font hinting?
A) Techniques to improve how a font renders on screen at small sizes
B) Adding special effects to a font
C) Changing the font's color
D) Making a font bold
  • 21. What should you test when choosing a font?
A) Only how it looks at the default size
B) Only its color
C) Just the name of the font
D) How it looks in different sizes
  • 22. What is the best way to create emphasis within a text?
A) Use bold or italics sparingly
B) Use ALL CAPS for emphasis
C) Use a completely different font
D) Underline every important word
  • 23. What is an OpenType font?
A) A type of font that is only used on Apple computers
B) A modern font format that supports many advanced typographic features
C) A type of font that is only used on Windows computers
D) An outdated font format with limited features
  • 24. Which of the following file formats is commonly used for fonts?
A) .ttf
B) .jpeg
C) .docx
D) .xlsx
  • 25. What is a fallback font?
A) A font used for decorative purposes only.
B) The largest font size available.
C) A font used if the primary font is not available.
D) A font that is specifically designed for headings.
  • 26. Which font is often used for coding?
A) Helvetica
B) Arial
C) Courier New
D) Times New Roman
  • 27. What is the main difference between regular and oblique fonts?
A) Regular fonts don't have bold variations.
B) Oblique is a slanted version of regular.
C) Oblique fonts are only available as serif.
D) There is no difference.
  • 28. Which software is commonly used for creating fonts?
A) FontLab Studio
B) Microsoft Word
C) Adobe Photoshop
D) Microsoft Excel
  • 29. When should you use a script font?
A) For spreadsheets
B) For legal documents
C) For body text in a novel
D) For short and decorative text elements
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