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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 what year were the three additive primaries isolated?
(a) 1945
(b) 1776
(c) 1861
(d) 1612

2. What is another word for motion lines?
(a) Zip-ribbons
(b) Zip-buttons
(c) Curlicues
(d) Swoosh signs

3. What additional early examples of comics does the author mention but NOT cover?
(a) All of the above
(b) Greek painting
(c) Japanese scrolls
(d) Trajan's column

4. The author believes that comics is an art form similar to which of the following?
(a) Written word
(b) Theatre
(c) Music
(d) All of the above

5. The order and emphasis of which two steps demonstrates the most dramatic difference?
(a) Idiom and Form
(b) Idiom and idea/purpose
(c) Form and idea/purpose
(d) Form and structure

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following point in time of the panel is represented by where your eyes are focused?

2. In a single image, what can you use to add words without introducing time?

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

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

5. Because artists don't expect audiences to identify with backgrounds such as brick walls or landscapes, backgrounds tend to be more ______ than the story's characters.

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