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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who first observed that people growing up in the late 20th century wanted roles more than goals?
(a) Stan Lee
(b) McLuhan
(c) Dave McKean
(d) Sergio Argonnes

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

3. Closure in comics fosters an intimacy between ________________________.
(a) the reader and the frame
(b) the brand and the distributor
(c) the creator and audience
(d) the artist and the publisher

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

5. Which artist started the trend to incorporate photographic streaking to depict motion?
(a) Jack Kirby
(b) Gene Mager
(c) Bill Everett
(d) Gene Colan

6. What symbol does the author use to demonstrate the universality of cartoon imagery?
(a) Peace sign
(b) American flag
(c) Stop sign
(d) Human face

7. Who painted "The Treachery of Images?"
(a) Sergio Aragones
(b) Magritte
(c) Jack Kirby
(d) Kurtzman

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

9. What additional early examples of comics does the author mention but NOT cover?
(a) Trajan's column
(b) All of the above
(c) Japanese scrolls
(d) Greek painting

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

11. When does the author begin practicing to be a comics artist?
(a) In tenth grade
(b) Since he could pick up a pencil
(c) During his first office job
(d) After his dog dies

12. What transition bypasses time and sets a wandering eye on different aspects of the same place, idea or mood?
(a) Moment-to-moment
(b) Action-to-action
(c) Scene-to-scene
(d) Aspect-to-aspect

13. In comics, words represent that which can only exist in time, _______.
(a) smell
(b) sound
(c) action
(d) movement

14. What was the title of the sequel to "A Harlot's Progress?"
(a) "A Piper's Progress"
(b) "A King's Progress"
(c) "A Rake's Progress"
(d) "A Pauper's Progress"

15. Which comic artist introduced the storytelling techniques used in most mainstream comics?
(a) Charles Schultz
(b) Jack Kirby
(c) Mary Fleener
(d) Stan Lee

Short Answer Questions

1. Using the pictorial vocabulary pyramid, Mary Fleener's style is NOT typically comprised of ________.

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

3. Most Japanese comics first appear published in __________________.

4. Who was the first artist to present specific motions in a panel-to-panel form?

5. What is the most common type of transition in the most storytelling technique used in comics?

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