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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. Comic panels break up which of the following?
(a) Space and consistency
(b) Time and sound
(c) Time and space
(d) Sound and movement

2. What invention had a significant effect on comics?
(a) Ballpoint pens
(b) Recycled paper
(c) Printing
(d) Colored ink

3. What is an example of comics that is not referred to as comics?
(a) Live-action movies
(b) Diagrams
(c) Hieroglyphics
(d) Single-panel cartoons

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

5. What object is painted in "The Treachery of Images?"
(a) A spoon
(b) A pipe
(c) A drum
(d) A flute

Short Answer Questions

1. When McCloud refers to the word icon, to what is he referring?

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

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

4. When and where did the author think comics originated?

5. Comics relay on _____ sense(s) to convey a world of experience.

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