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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. The author likens the representation of Egyptian hieroglyphics to which of the following?
(a) Sounds
(b) Comics
(c) Numbers
(d) Words

2. What transition requires deductive reasoning and transports the reader across significant distances of time and space?
(a) Scene-to-scene
(b) Moment-to-moment
(c) Aspect-to-aspect
(d) Subject-to-subject

3. What is not one of the vertices of the triangular pictorial vocabulary?
(a) Map
(b) Reality
(c) Language
(d) Picture Plane

4. When does the author begin practicing to be a comics artist?
(a) After his dog dies
(b) Since he could pick up a pencil
(c) In tenth grade
(d) During his first office job

5. Using the pictorial vocabulary pyramid, Mary Fleener's style is NOT typically comprised of ________.
(a) language
(b) iconic content
(c) reality
(d) non-iconic content

Short Answer Questions

1. What transition features a single subject in distinct progressions?

2. Japanese comics artists also drew more realistic characters to emphasize __________________________.

3. How long is the tapestry detailing the Norman Conquest of England?

4. Most Japanese comics first appear published in __________________.

5. Who is the author of the book?

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