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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Six Steps.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a form of self-expression and communication?
(a) None of these
(b) Comics
(c) Photography
(d) Marionettes

2. Which of the following is not a benefit from non-basic human activities such as art?
(a) Provides exercise for minds and bodies
(b) All of these
(c) Provides emotional outlets
(d) Leads to useful discoveries

3. What transition stays within a scene or idea and requires more closure from the reader in order to find the transition meaningful?
(a) Scene-to-scene
(b) Non-sequitur
(c) Subject-to-subject
(d) Action-to-action

4. Which of the following is NOT a way to vary word balloons?
(a) Lettering style
(b) All of the above
(c) Content
(d) Shape

5. Which of the following is an assumption that comics artists make about the reader?
(a) They will like the story.
(b) They have read previous stories in the series.
(c) They read the panels in correct order.
(d) They read the comics in one sitting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which artist incorporated neurotic quill-lines into his/her work?

2. Who was the creator of Uncle $crooge?

3. What transition requires deductive reasoning and transports the reader across significant distances of time and space?

4. Who drew Dick Tracy?

5. What is the most widely-used, most complex, and most versatile synaesthetic icon?

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