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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. Each panel of a comic shows a ______________________.
(a) illusion of time and motion
(b) multiple moments in time
(c) single moment in time
(d) several motions in time

2. What is the most common type of combination where words and pictures go hand in hand to convey an idea that neither could convey alone?
(a) Inter-dependent
(b) Duo-specific
(c) Additive
(d) Parallel

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

4. Which of the following is NOT an example of possible primitive art?
(a) Drawing lines in the dirt with a stick
(b) Beating a pair of stones together
(c) Kicking and moving arms
(d) Running from a sabertooth tiger

5. What step determines whether the art will be a book, a sculpture or a song?
(a) Form
(b) Surface
(c) Idea/Purpose
(d) Structure

Short Answer Questions

1. Which blatantly expressionistic artist created The Underground?

2. When McCloud refers to the word icon, to what is he referring?

3. The combination of printed art and literature has traditionally been thought of as a style for which audience?

4. What genre cannot exist in comics?

5. The author thinks that the best definition for comics is the one that is most _______.

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