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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. Who does the author say is the father of modern comics?
(a) Will Eisner
(b) Rudolphe Töpffer
(c) Stan Lee
(d) Scott McCloud

2. Who painted "The Treachery of Images?"
(a) Sergio Aragones
(b) Kurtzman
(c) Magritte
(d) Jack Kirby

3. Who is the 44th comic artist listed in the triangle?
(a) Craig Russell
(b) Lynda Barry
(c) Mary Fleener
(d) Gilbert Hernandez

4. How does McCloud loosely define cartooning?
(a) A form of amplification through simplification
(b) A form of amplification through complication
(c) A form of compression through simplification
(d) A form of compression through complication

5. What was the title of the sequel to "A Harlot's Progress?"
(a) "A Rake's Progress"
(b) "A Pauper's Progress"
(c) "A King's Progress"
(d) "A Piper's Progress"

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of comics, as defined in Understanding Comics?

2. Using the pictorial vocabulary pyramid, Herges' style is typically comprised of __________________.

3. Comic panels break up which of the following?

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

5. "To kill a man between panels is to condemn him to ___________."

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