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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In theory, what does the reader/viewer already know how to understand?
(a) Parallel dimensions.
(b) Linear algebra.
(c) Sequential art.
(d) Philosophical principles.

2. What is determined by how much space is available and what technology is to be used to reproduce it?
(a) Size of pens and number of colors.
(b) Size and number of pages and colors.
(c) Number of pages.
(d) Size and number of ink sets.

3. Through what must the artist seize attention and dictate the sequence?
(a) The pages.
(b) The narrative.
(c) The structural thought.
(d) The sequence.

4. What advantage do film and theater have of an audience that is forced to do what?
(a) Sit quietly.
(b) Charge per viewing.
(c) Press rewind and play buttons.
(d) View the action as presented.

5. How do you describe the kind of activity that bridges gaps in the action of the comic?
(a) Spatial.
(b) Intellectual.
(c) Heartfelt.
(d) Visceral.

Short Answer Questions

1. Stories can be told through what alone?

2. Calligraphy symbols are rendered with what three things?

3. The earliest use of balloons was in what culture?

4. What kind of movements flow together over short periods?

5. What is the absolute ratio of words to picture in comics?

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