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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. In a panel with a lot of action, such as the one on page 95, each figure is arranged sequentially and the audience will read them left to right. This could be argued as fitting the definition of _______.
(a) panels
(b) cartoons
(c) gutters
(d) comics

2. The art of comics is as _______ as it is ________.
(a) subtractive; additive
(b) divisive; multiplicative
(c) meaningless; abstract
(d) humorous; generous

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

4. This effect of contrasting characters and backgrounds is used by which of the following?
(a) All of the following
(b) Disney
(c) Tintin
(d) Jacques Tardi

5. Using the example of driving to illustrate non-visual awareness, what is the likely response of the driver of the vehicle being struck if one car hits another?
(a) "His car hit my car!"
(b) "His car hit me!"
(c) "He hit my car!"
(d) "He hit me!"

Short Answer Questions

1. In the structure of a comic, where can senses and emotions be portrayed?

2. Who painted "The Treachery of Images?"

3. Which artist incorporated neurotic quill-lines into his/her work?

4. The bold lines, obtuse angles and heavy blacks in Dick Tracy were meant to suggest a _________ of adults.

5. How long is the screenfold of 8-Deer "Tiger's-Claw" that was discovered by Cortes around 1519?

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