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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Blood in the Gutter.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What panel-to-panel transition requires the least amount of closure?
(a) Aspect-to-aspect
(b) Moment-to-moment
(c) Non-sequitur
(d) Action-to-action

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

5. What transition features a single subject in distinct progressions?
(a) Subject-to-subject
(b) Action-to-action
(c) Moment-to-moment
(d) Aspect-to-aspect

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of magazine kept comics alive before the 20th century?

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

3. Closure in comics fosters an intimacy between ________________________.

4. Who does the author say is the father of modern comics?

5. What transition stays within a scene or idea and requires more closure from the reader in order to find the transition meaningful?

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