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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Blood in the Gutter.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Closure in comics fosters an intimacy between ________________________.
(a) the reader and the frame
(b) the creator and audience
(c) the brand and the distributor
(d) the artist and the publisher

3. Which of the following icons are fluid and variable in how realistic they are?
(a) Pictorial
(b) Saints
(c) Idols
(d) Non-pictorial

4. Japanese comics artists also drew more realistic characters to emphasize __________________________.
(a) the strokes
(b) the artist's range and skill
(c) their "otherness" from the reader
(d) the character's relatability

5. What is not one of the vertices of the triangular pictorial vocabulary?
(a) Picture Plane
(b) Map
(c) Language
(d) Reality

Short Answer Questions

1. When reading comics, how many senses are used between panels?

2. What was the title of the sequel to "A Harlot's Progress?"

3. Who first observed that people growing up in the late 20th century wanted roles more than goals?

4. Due to the negative connotation of the word "comics," many comics artists have preferred to be known as ________________________.

5. Which is an example of our ability to extend our identities into inanimate objects?

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