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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Vocabulary of Comics.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What object is painted in "The Treachery of Images?"
(a) A flute
(b) A spoon
(c) A pipe
(d) A drum

3. Who observed that a non-visual awareness occurs when people interact with inanimate objects?
(a) Jack Kirby
(b) Marshall McLuhan
(c) Herge
(d) Osamu Tezuka

4. What symbol does the author use to demonstrate the universality of cartoon imagery?
(a) Human face
(b) Stop sign
(c) Peace sign
(d) American flag

5. When does the author begin practicing to be a comics artist?
(a) Since he could pick up a pencil
(b) In tenth grade
(c) During his first office job
(d) After his dog dies

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT an American comic artist that uses the style of creating one set of lines to see and another to be?

2. Herge's Tintin was characterized by very iconic characters with unusually realistic backgrounds. This style is called _______.

3. What was the name of Max Ernst's surreal plate sequence?

4. What does McCloud call the "ultimate abstraction?"

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

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