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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 transition features a single subject in distinct progressions?
(a) Aspect-to-aspect
(b) Action-to-action
(c) Subject-to-subject
(d) Moment-to-moment

2. 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) cartoons
(b) comics
(c) gutters
(d) panels

3. What determines the duration of time and dimensions of space in a panel?
(a) The sequence
(b) The contents
(c) The size
(d) The shape

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

5. What new law was created to protect Töpffer's new art form following the successful publication of "A Harlot's Progress" and its sequel?
(a) Income tax
(b) Restraining order
(c) Minimum wage
(d) Copyright

Short Answer Questions

1. When reading comics, how many senses are used between panels?

2. Who is the author of the book?

3. Japanese comics artists also drew more realistic characters to emphasize __________________________.

4. What does McCloud name the two bastions of cartoon art?

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

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