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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. How does McCloud loosely define cartooning?
(a) A form of compression through simplification
(b) A form of compression through complication
(c) A form of amplification through simplification
(d) A form of amplification through complication

2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of comics, as defined in Understanding Comics?
(a) Animation
(b) Intended to convey information and/or produce an aesthetic response in the viewer
(c) In deliberate sequence
(d) Juxtaposed pictorial and other images

3. What was the title of the sequel to "A Harlot's Progress?"
(a) "A King's Progress"
(b) "A Rake's Progress"
(c) "A Pauper's Progress"
(d) "A Piper's Progress"

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the woodcut artist known for his silent "Woodcut Novels" of fables?

2. The author describes comics as a ______, or a medium which "can hold any number of ideas and images."

3. What is not one of the vertices of the triangular pictorial vocabulary?

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

5. Which of the following icons are fluid and variable in how realistic they are?

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