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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Blood in the Gutter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is true?
(a) Animation is sequential in time; comics are spatially juxtaposed.
(b) Animation is spatially juxtaposed; comics are spatially juxtaposed.
(c) Animation is sequential in time; comics are sequential in time.
(d) Animation is spatially juxtaposed; comics are sequential in time.

2. This effect of contrasting characters and backgrounds is used by which of the following?
(a) Jacques Tardi
(b) Tintin
(c) All of the following
(d) Disney

3. What additional early examples of comics does the author mention but NOT cover?
(a) Trajan's column
(b) All of the above
(c) Greek painting
(d) Japanese scrolls

4. Closure in comics fosters an intimacy between ________________________.
(a) the reader and the frame
(b) the creator and audience
(c) the brand and the distributor
(d) the artist and the publisher

5. Herge's Tintin was characterized by very iconic characters with unusually realistic backgrounds. This style is called _______.
(a) paneled
(b) clear-line
(c) bold-brushed
(d) inked

Short Answer Questions

1. What transition stays within a scene or idea and requires more closure from the reader in order to find the transition meaningful?

2. How does McCloud loosely define cartooning?

3. The author likens the representation of Egyptian hieroglyphics to which of the following?

4. The author believes that comics is an art form similar to which of the following?

5. What invention had a significant effect on comics?

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