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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. In a panel with a lot of action, such as the one on page 95, each figure is arranged sequentially and the audience will read them left to right. This could be argued as fitting the definition of _______.
(a) panels
(b) cartoons
(c) gutters
(d) comics

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

3. Who created "A Harlot's Progress," published in 1731?
(a) William Hogarth
(b) Lynd Ward
(c) Max Ernst
(d) Frans Masereel

4. Who was the first artist to present specific motions in a panel-to-panel form?
(a) Duchamp
(b) Herge
(c) Topffer
(d) Tezuka

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the tapestry detailing the Norman Conquest of England?

2. McCloud notes that we perceive the world as ______ through the experience of our senses, even though our senses can only reveal a _______ world.

3. Who first observed that people growing up in the late 20th century wanted roles more than goals?

4. What genre cannot exist in comics?

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

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