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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, A Word about Color.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the time after printing was invented, when words and pictures appeared together, how were they combined?
(a) Words always appeared larger.
(b) Words and pictures stayed separate.
(c) Words and pictures co-mingled.
(d) Pictures always appeared larger.

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

3. Using the example of driving to illustrate non-visual awareness, what is the likely response of the driver of the vehicle being struck if one car hits another?
(a) "His car hit me!"
(b) "He hit my car!"
(c) "His car hit my car!"
(d) "He hit me!"

4. In a panel with a lot of action, such as the one on page 95, each figure is arranged sequentially and the audience will read them left to right. This could be argued as fitting the definition of _______.
(a) cartoons
(b) gutters
(c) comics
(d) panels

5. How long is the tapestry detailing the Norman Conquest of England?
(a) 230 feet
(b) 36 meters
(c) 100 feet
(d) 12 yards

Short Answer Questions

1. Each panel of a comic shows a ______________________.

2. Which is true of most written languages?

3. What determines the duration of time and dimensions of space in a panel?

4. What aspect of comics has been especially sensitive to changes in technology?

5. McCloud notes that we perceive the world as ______ through the experience of our senses, even though our senses can only reveal a _______ world.

(see the answer key)

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