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

2. 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

3. Using the pictorial vocabulary pyramid, Herges' style is typically comprised of __________________.
(a) meaning and icon
(b) icon and reality
(c) icon and language
(d) reality and language

4. How long is the screenfold of 8-Deer "Tiger's-Claw" that was discovered by Cortes around 1519?
(a) 36 foot
(b) 36 inches
(c) 36 yards
(d) 36 meters

5. What is the phenomenon of observing the parts but perceiving the whole?
(a) Fragmentation
(b) Closure
(c) Dementia
(d) Gestalt

Short Answer Questions

1. Using the pictorial vocabulary pyramid, Mary Fleener's style is NOT typically comprised of ________.

2. Who is the 44th comic artist listed in the triangle?

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

4. Comic panels break up which of the following?

5. What transition stays within a scene or idea and requires more closure from the reader in order to find the transition meaningful?

(see the answer key)

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