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. Which of the following is NOT an American comic artist that uses the style of creating one set of lines to see and another to be?
(a) Carl Barks
(b) Tom King
(c) Jaime Hernandez
(d) Dave Sim and Derhard

2. Because artists don't expect audiences to identify with backgrounds such as brick walls or landscapes, backgrounds tend to be more ______ than the story's characters.
(a) realistic
(b) non-existent
(c) abstract
(d) simplified

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

4. The author describes comics as a ______, or a medium which "can hold any number of ideas and images."
(a) message
(b) vessel
(c) content
(d) cartoon

5. Japanese comics artists also drew more realistic characters to emphasize __________________________.
(a) their "otherness" from the reader
(b) the artist's range and skill
(c) the strokes
(d) the character's relatability

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is typically the second most common type of transition in the most storytelling technique used in comics?

3. What was the title of the sequel to "A Harlot's Progress?"

4. Most Japanese comics first appear published in __________________.

5. How long is the screenfold of 8-Deer "Tiger's-Claw" that was discovered by Cortes around 1519?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 229 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample