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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. 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) non-existent
(b) abstract
(c) realistic
(d) simplified

2. How does McCloud loosely define cartooning?
(a) A form of compression through simplification
(b) A form of amplification through complication
(c) A form of amplification through simplification
(d) A form of compression through complication

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

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

5. Who does the author say is the father of modern comics?
(a) Will Eisner
(b) Scott McCloud
(c) Stan Lee
(d) Rudolphe Töpffer

Short Answer Questions

1. Closure in comics fosters an intimacy between ________________________.

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

3. Using the pictorial vocabulary pyramid, Mary Fleener's style is NOT typically comprised of ________.

4. What is the space between comic panels called?

5. Who is the author of the book?

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