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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Living in Line.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pictures are ______ information. Writing is _______ information.
(a) perceived; perceived
(b) received; perceived
(c) received; received
(d) perceived; received

2. What did Eisner call a desperation device?
(a) Word balloon
(b) Aspect-to-aspect
(c) Motion line
(d) Sound effects

3. What does McCloud call the "ultimate abstraction?"
(a) Pictographs
(b) Ideas
(c) Movies
(d) Words

4. What is the concept of uniting different art forms associated with different senses?
(a) Marriage
(b) Consolidation
(c) Synaesthetics
(d) Phenomenology

5. Which style of painting was an honest expression of the internal turmoil of artists?
(a) Minimalism
(b) Art deco
(c) Expressionism
(d) Impressionism

Short Answer Questions

1. In a single image, what can you use to add words without introducing time?

2. 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.

3. Panel shapes affect which of the following?

4. What does McCloud name the two bastions of cartoon art?

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

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