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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 is an example of comics that is not referred to as comics?
(a) Hieroglyphics
(b) Diagrams
(c) Live-action movies
(d) Single-panel cartoons

2. Who was the woodcut artist known for his silent "Woodcut Novels" of fables?
(a) Lynd Ward
(b) Max Ernst
(c) William Hogarth
(d) Frans Masereel

3. Who is the 44th comic artist listed in the triangle?
(a) Gilbert Hernandez
(b) Craig Russell
(c) Lynda Barry
(d) Mary Fleener

4. What was the title of the sequel to "A Harlot's Progress?"
(a) "A Rake's Progress"
(b) "A Pauper's Progress"
(c) "A Piper's Progress"
(d) "A King's Progress"

5. What is the phenomenon of observing the parts but perceiving the whole?
(a) Fragmentation
(b) Dementia
(c) Gestalt
(d) Closure

Short Answer Questions

1. Comic panels break up which of the following?

2. What does McCloud name the two bastions of cartoon art?

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

4. Who observed that a non-visual awareness occurs when people interact with inanimate objects?

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

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