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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Putting It All Together.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In comics, words represent that which can only exist in time, _______.
(a) smell
(b) action
(c) movement
(d) sound

2. Which of the following contributed to the shift in resemblance towards meaning in art?
(a) Dada
(b) Expressionism
(c) Futurism
(d) All of the these

3. The author thinks that the best definition for comics is the one that is most _______.
(a) Short
(b) Descriptive
(c) Restrictive
(d) Expansive

4. The mixing of words and pictures is more _______ than _______.
(a) mathematics; psychology
(b) alchemy; science
(c) psychology; science
(d) mathematics; alchemy

5. McCloud notes that we perceive the world as ______ through the experience of our senses, even though our senses can only reveal a _______ world.
(a) incomplete; stable
(b) whole; distrustful
(c) whole; fragmented
(d) incomplete; whole

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect do comics and written word share?

2. Aside from the central figure in an image, where else can emotion be depicted?

3. Which of the following artists was NOT known for a more subjective palette?

4. How does McCloud loosely define cartooning?

5. What combination has words add a soundtrack to a largely complete picture?

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