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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Show and Tell.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Comic readers are conditioned by real life and other media to expect a _______ progression in comics.
(a) exponential
(b) logarithmic
(c) linear
(d) indirect

2. 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) Restraining order
(b) Copyright
(c) Minimum wage
(d) Income tax

3. What is the most widely-used, most complex, and most versatile synaesthetic icon?
(a) Word balloon
(b) Aspect-to-aspect
(c) Sound effects
(d) Motion line

4. In the time after printing was invented, when words and pictures appeared together, how were they combined?
(a) Words always appeared larger.
(b) Words and pictures co-mingled.
(c) Pictures always appeared larger.
(d) Words and pictures stayed separate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of combination uses words and pictures on separate courses with no intersection?

2. What did Eisner call a desperation device?

3. Who is the author of the book?

4. What invention had a significant effect on comics?

5. Who painted "The Treachery of Images?"

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