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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. The author likens the representation of Egyptian hieroglyphics to which of the following?
(a) Sounds
(b) Comics
(c) Words
(d) Numbers

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

3. What transition requires deductive reasoning and transports the reader across significant distances of time and space?
(a) Scene-to-scene
(b) Moment-to-moment
(c) Subject-to-subject
(d) Aspect-to-aspect

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

5. Visual iconography is to vocabulary as closure is to _______________.
(a) capitalization
(b) speech
(c) punctuation
(d) grammar

Short Answer Questions

1. What were innovative characteristics of Rudolphe Töpffer's work?

2. Using the example of driving to illustrate non-visual awareness, what is the likely response of the driver of the vehicle being struck if one car hits another?

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

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

5. Who is the author of the book?

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