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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Time Frames.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the 44th comic artist listed in the triangle?
(a) Gilbert Hernandez
(b) Lynda Barry
(c) Craig Russell
(d) Mary Fleener

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

4. Who observed that a non-visual awareness occurs when people interact with inanimate objects?
(a) Osamu Tezuka
(b) Jack Kirby
(c) Marshall McLuhan
(d) Herge

5. What does McCloud name the two bastions of cartoon art?
(a) Erotica and drama comics
(b) Underground and children's comics
(c) Superhero and children's comics
(d) Underground and erotica comics

Short Answer Questions

1. Herge's Tintin was characterized by very iconic characters with unusually realistic backgrounds. This style is called _______.

2. Panel shapes affect which of the following?

3. What new law was created to protect Töpffer's new art form following the successful publication of "A Harlot's Progress" and its sequel?

4. What invention had a significant effect on comics?

5. Who was the first artist to present specific motions in a panel-to-panel form?

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