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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. Which pair of words does not relate to each other, in terms of comic style?
(a) Realistic; iconic
(b) Famous; anonymous
(c) Complex; simple
(d) Objective; subjective

2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of comics, as defined in Understanding Comics?
(a) Juxtaposed pictorial and other images
(b) In deliberate sequence
(c) Intended to convey information and/or produce an aesthetic response in the viewer
(d) Animation

3. What symbol does the author use to demonstrate the universality of cartoon imagery?
(a) Stop sign
(b) Peace sign
(c) Human face
(d) American flag

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is an assumption that comics artists make about the reader?

2. What new law was created to protect Töpffer's new art form following the successful publication of "A Harlot's Progress" and its sequel?

3. What additional early examples of comics does the author mention but NOT cover?

4. Who was the woodcut artist known for his silent "Woodcut Novels" of fables?

5. What transition features a single subject in distinct progressions?

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