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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. Who is the author of the book?
(a) Scott McCloud
(b) Will Eisner
(c) Stan Lee
(d) Rudolphe Töpffer

2. 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 my car!"
(b) "He hit my car!"
(c) "He hit me!"
(d) "His car hit me!"

3. What does McCloud call the "ultimate abstraction?"
(a) Ideas
(b) Movies
(c) Pictographs
(d) Words

4. Who does the author say is the father of modern comics?
(a) Stan Lee
(b) Scott McCloud
(c) Rudolphe Töpffer
(d) Will Eisner

5. When and where did the author think comics originated?
(a) Has no idea
(b) Egyptian hieroglyphics, 32 centuries ago
(c) Picture manuscript "discovered" by Cortes, around 1519
(d) Tapestry detailing the Norman Conquest of England, in 1066

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of comics, as defined in Understanding Comics?

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

3. Japanese comics artists also drew more realistic characters to emphasize __________________________.

4. Using the pictorial vocabulary pyramid, Mary Fleener's style is NOT typically comprised of ________.

5. The author believes that comics is an art form similar to which of the following?

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