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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did comics begin?
(a) As one-page illustrations.
(b) In printmaking.
(c) As short features.
(d) In MS Paint.

2. The earliest use of balloons was in what culture?
(a) The Aztec culture.
(b) The Incan culture.
(c) The Slavic culture.
(d) The Mayan culture.

3. If a reader knows instinctively how gravity works, what will happen when they read panels that don't function like sentences?
(a) Comics must function like sentences.
(b) The reader will stop reading.
(c) The reader will naturally follow the action in the panels.
(d) The comic will stop making sense.

4. For what purpose did the artists start to use expressions, postures, and backdrops?
(a) To explain their analysis.
(b) To formulate their understanding.
(c) To format their pieces.
(d) To express their ideas

5. What did comics evolve into?
(a) Comic newspapers.
(b) Graphic novels.
(c) Diatomes.
(d) Storybooks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other word can describe the use of letters in comics?

2. What are the main forums for sequential art in today's world?

3. What characteristics of panels contribute to the sequence of time?

4. What can hold the whole together through changes of scenery?

5. What are these artists trying to arrange?

(see the answer key)

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