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

2. What additional early examples of comics does the author mention but NOT cover?
(a) Japanese scrolls
(b) Greek painting
(c) Trajan's column
(d) All of the above

3. Most Japanese comics first appear published in __________________.
(a) manga magazines
(b) enormous anthology titles
(c) parts
(d) thin publications

4. Which is an example of our ability to extend our identities into inanimate objects?
(a) All of the above
(b) Crutches
(c) Utensils
(d) Glass

5. Besides sound, which of the following can represent a span of time in a single panel ?
(a) Motion lines
(b) Silent captions
(c) Borderless panels
(d) Wider gutters

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of magazine kept comics alive before the 20th century?

2. Which of the following is an assumption that comics artists make about the reader?

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

4. Using the pictorial vocabulary pyramid, Herges' style is typically comprised of __________________.

5. Panel shapes affect which of the following?

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