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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. Comic panels break up which of the following?
(a) Time and space
(b) Time and sound
(c) Space and consistency
(d) Sound and movement

2. Which comic artist introduced the storytelling techniques used in most mainstream comics?
(a) Mary Fleener
(b) Stan Lee
(c) Jack Kirby
(d) Charles Schultz

3. Widening the shape of a panel can affect the _______ of time.
(a) depiction
(b) characterization
(c) perception
(d) romanticization

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What symbol does the author use to demonstrate the universality of cartoon imagery?

2. When does the author begin practicing to be a comics artist?

3. What determines the duration of time and dimensions of space in a panel?

4. What transition features a single subject in distinct progressions?

5. What is an example of comics that is not referred to as comics?

(see the answer key)

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