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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 genre cannot exist in comics?
(a) Epic poetry
(b) Satire
(c) None of the above
(d) Biography

2. How are Egyptian paintings read?
(a) Right to left
(b) Zig-zag
(c) Up to down
(d) Left to right

3. 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

4. What is the most common type of transition in the most storytelling technique used in comics?
(a) Moment-to-moment
(b) Subject-to-subject
(c) Action-to-action
(d) Scene-to-scene

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the woodcut artist known for his silent "Woodcut Novels" of fables?

2. What object is painted in "The Treachery of Images?"

3. Most Japanese comics first appear published in __________________.

4. Each panel of a comic shows a ______________________.

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

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