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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 single image, what can you use to add words without introducing time?
(a) One-word reply
(b) Silent captions
(c) Dialogue bubbles
(d) Sound exclamations

2. What invention had a significant effect on comics?
(a) Ballpoint pens
(b) Colored ink
(c) Recycled paper
(d) Printing

3. What new law was created to protect Töpffer's new art form following the successful publication of "A Harlot's Progress" and its sequel?
(a) Copyright
(b) Income tax
(c) Minimum wage
(d) Restraining order

4. Which of the following is true?
(a) Animation is sequential in time; comics are sequential in time.
(b) Animation is spatially juxtaposed; comics are sequential in time.
(c) Animation is spatially juxtaposed; comics are spatially juxtaposed.
(d) Animation is sequential in time; comics are spatially juxtaposed.

5. Which artist incorporated neurotic quill-lines into his/her work?
(a) R. Crumb
(b) Krystine Kryttre
(c) Carl Bark
(d) Chester Gould

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following can lengthen the pause between panels?

2. What does McCloud call the "ultimate abstraction?"

3. How long is the tapestry detailing the Norman Conquest of England?

4. What is the concept of uniting different art forms associated with different senses?

5. What type of magazine kept comics alive before the 20th century?

(see the answer key)

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