View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When McCloud refers to the word icon, to what is he referring?
(a) One who is the object of great attention and devotion; an idol
(b) A picture or symbol that appears on a monitor and is used to represent a command, as a file drawer to represent filing
(c) A representation of some sacred personage, as Christ or a saint or angel, painted usually on a wood surface and venerated itself as sacred
(d) Any image used to represent a person, place, thing or idea

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

3. What is the space between comic panels called?
(a) The ditch
(b) The frame
(c) The jump
(d) The gutter

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does McCloud call the "ultimate abstraction?"

2. What is a powerful force that happens between the panels that allows viewers to use their imagination?

3. What transition requires deductive reasoning and transports the reader across significant distances of time and space?

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

5. "To kill a man between panels is to condemn him to ___________."

(see the answer key)

This section contains 240 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample