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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. Which is an example of our ability to extend our identities into inanimate objects?
(a) Crutches
(b) All of the above
(c) Utensils
(d) Glass

2. Which pair of words does not relate to each other, in terms of comic style?
(a) Complex; simple
(b) Famous; anonymous
(c) Realistic; iconic
(d) Objective; subjective

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

4. How long is the tapestry detailing the Norman Conquest of England?
(a) 100 feet
(b) 12 yards
(c) 36 meters
(d) 230 feet

5. Pictures are ______ information. Writing is _______ information.
(a) received; received
(b) perceived; received
(c) received; perceived
(d) perceived; perceived

Short Answer Questions

1. What genre cannot exist in comics?

2. The author likens the representation of Egyptian hieroglyphics to which of the following?

3. Which of the following is true?

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

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

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