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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 believes that comics is an art form similar to which of the following?
(a) Written word
(b) All of the above
(c) Music
(d) Theatre

2. What were innovative characteristics of Rudolphe Töpffer's work?
(a) Cartooning
(b) All of the above
(c) Interdependent combination of words and pictures
(d) Panel borders

3. Which of the following artists uses more transitions than normal?
(a) G. Hernandez
(b) Jack Kirby
(c) Spiegelman
(d) Osamu Tezuka

4. Closure in comics fosters an intimacy between ________________________.
(a) the brand and the distributor
(b) the artist and the publisher
(c) the creator and audience
(d) the reader and the frame

5. Herge's Tintin was characterized by very iconic characters with unusually realistic backgrounds. This style is called _______.
(a) bold-brushed
(b) clear-line
(c) paneled
(d) inked

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the woodcut artist known for his silent "Woodcut Novels" of fables?

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

3. What does McCloud call the "ultimate abstraction?"

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

5. What genre cannot exist in comics?

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