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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Time Frames.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who painted "The Treachery of Images?"
(a) Kurtzman
(b) Jack Kirby
(c) Magritte
(d) Sergio Aragones

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

3. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of comics, as defined in Understanding Comics?
(a) Juxtaposed pictorial and other images
(b) In deliberate sequence
(c) Intended to convey information and/or produce an aesthetic response in the viewer
(d) Animation

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

5. What was the name of Max Ernst's surreal plate sequence?
(a) Collage Novel
(b) Woodcut Novels
(c) Graphic Novel
(d) Carved Novel

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following icons has a fixed and absolute meaning?

2. Who does the author say is the father of modern comics?

3. What is the most common type of transition in the most storytelling technique used in comics?

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

5. 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.

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