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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which is an example of our ability to extend our identities into inanimate objects?
(a) Utensils
(b) Glass
(c) Crutches
(d) All of the above

3. Who first observed that people growing up in the late 20th century wanted roles more than goals?
(a) Sergio Argonnes
(b) McLuhan
(c) Dave McKean
(d) Stan Lee

4. What does McCloud name the two bastions of cartoon art?
(a) Erotica and drama comics
(b) Underground and children's comics
(c) Superhero and children's comics
(d) Underground and erotica comics

5. Which comic artist introduced the storytelling techniques used in most mainstream comics?
(a) Charles Schultz
(b) Mary Fleener
(c) Jack Kirby
(d) Stan Lee

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

7. What invention had a significant effect on comics?
(a) Recycled paper
(b) Printing
(c) Ballpoint pens
(d) Colored ink

8. How are Egyptian paintings read?
(a) Left to right
(b) Right to left
(c) Zig-zag
(d) Up to down

9. Because artists don't expect audiences to identify with backgrounds such as brick walls or landscapes, backgrounds tend to be more ______ than the story's characters.
(a) abstract
(b) realistic
(c) non-existent
(d) simplified

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

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

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

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

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

15. How long is the screenfold of 8-Deer "Tiger's-Claw" that was discovered by Cortes around 1519?
(a) 36 yards
(b) 36 meters
(c) 36 foot
(d) 36 inches

Short Answer Questions

1. When McCloud refers to the word icon, to what is he referring?

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

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

4. What is the phenomenon of observing the parts but perceiving the whole?

5. Which pair of words does not relate to each other, in terms of comic style?

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