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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. Due to the negative connotation of the word "comics," many comics artists have preferred to be known as ________________________.
(a) All of the above
(b) Cartoonists
(c) Commercial artists
(d) Illustrators

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

3. Which artist started the trend to incorporate photographic streaking to depict motion?
(a) Gene Colan
(b) Bill Everett
(c) Jack Kirby
(d) Gene Mager

4. What is typically the second most common type of transition in the most storytelling technique used in comics?
(a) Scene-to-scene
(b) Moment-to-moment
(c) Action-to-action
(d) Subject-to-subject

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of combination uses words and pictures on separate courses with no intersection?

2. Which French pianist devised the idea of three subtractive primaries?

3. In the structure of a comic, where can senses and emotions be portrayed?

4. Which of the following artists was NOT known for a more subjective palette?

5. What is the most widely-used, most complex, and most versatile synaesthetic icon?

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