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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. What transition offers no logical relationship between panels?
(a) Subject-to-subject
(b) Non-sequitur
(c) Scene-to-scene
(d) Action-to-action

2. When reading comics, how many senses are used between panels?
(a) One
(b) Five
(c) Zero
(d) Four

3. The art of comics is as _______ as it is ________.
(a) meaningless; abstract
(b) humorous; generous
(c) subtractive; additive
(d) divisive; multiplicative

4. What is typically the second most common type of transition in the most storytelling technique used in comics?
(a) Subject-to-subject
(b) Scene-to-scene
(c) Moment-to-moment
(d) Action-to-action

5. What transition bypasses time and sets a wandering eye on different aspects of the same place, idea or mood?
(a) Aspect-to-aspect
(b) Moment-to-moment
(c) Action-to-action
(d) Scene-to-scene

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the 44th comic artist listed in the triangle?

2. Who is the author of the book?

3. What symbol does the author use to demonstrate the universality of cartoon imagery?

4. Which of the following artists uses more transitions than normal?

5. Due to the negative connotation of the word "comics," many comics artists have preferred to be known as ________________________.

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