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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. Herge's Tintin was characterized by very iconic characters with unusually realistic backgrounds. This style is called _______.
(a) clear-line
(b) paneled
(c) inked
(d) bold-brushed

2. What were innovative characteristics of Rudolphe Töpffer's work?
(a) All of the above
(b) Cartooning
(c) Panel borders
(d) Interdependent combination of words and pictures

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

4. The author describes comics as a ______, or a medium which "can hold any number of ideas and images."
(a) content
(b) message
(c) vessel
(d) cartoon

5. What type of magazine kept comics alive before the 20th century?
(a) German cartoon
(b) French art
(c) British caricature
(d) American writing

Short Answer Questions

1. What does McCloud name the two bastions of cartoon art?

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

3. Which of the following is true?

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

5. 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?

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