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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Putting It All Together.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is an assumption that comics artists make about the reader?
(a) They will like the story.
(b) They read the panels in correct order.
(c) They have read previous stories in the series.
(d) They read the comics in one sitting.

2. Media grows out of our inability to communicate from _______ to ________.
(a) eye; ear
(b) mouth; ear
(c) mind; mind
(d) year; year

3. Which of the following artists uses more transitions than normal?
(a) Spiegelman
(b) G. Hernandez
(c) Osamu Tezuka
(d) Jack Kirby

4. What aspect do comics and film share in their potential imagery?
(a) Range and versatility
(b) Intimacy
(c) Control
(d) Faithfulness

5. Which of the following can lengthen the pause between panels?
(a) The content of the panels
(b) The space between panels
(c) All of the above
(d) The number of panels

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of magazine kept comics alive before the 20th century?

2. One property of flat colors is a tendency to emphasize the _____ of animate and inanimate objects

3. Which of the following is a use of color in comics?

4. What is the space between comic panels called?

5. Besides sound, which of the following can represent a span of time in a single panel ?

(see the answer key)

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