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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "To kill a man between panels is to condemn him to ___________."
(a) a thousand deaths
(b) be consigned to oblivion
(c) immortality
(d) hell

2. How long is the tapestry detailing the Norman Conquest of England?
(a) 230 feet
(b) 100 feet
(c) 36 meters
(d) 12 yards

3. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of comics, as defined in Understanding Comics?
(a) Animation
(b) Intended to convey information and/or produce an aesthetic response in the viewer
(c) In deliberate sequence
(d) Juxtaposed pictorial and other images

4. How long is the screenfold of 8-Deer "Tiger's-Claw" that was discovered by Cortes around 1519?
(a) 36 yards
(b) 36 foot
(c) 36 inches
(d) 36 meters

5. 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) panels
(d) gutters

6. Who is the author of the book?
(a) Rudolphe Töpffer
(b) Will Eisner
(c) Stan Lee
(d) Scott McCloud

7. Comic panels break up which of the following?
(a) Time and space
(b) Sound and movement
(c) Space and consistency
(d) Time and sound

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

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

10. What was the name of Max Ernst's surreal plate sequence?
(a) Woodcut Novels
(b) Collage Novel
(c) Graphic Novel
(d) Carved Novel

11. What is a powerful force that happens between the panels that allows viewers to use their imagination?
(a) Drive
(b) Education
(c) Endurance
(d) Participation

12. When and where did the author think comics originated?
(a) Picture manuscript "discovered" by Cortes, around 1519
(b) Tapestry detailing the Norman Conquest of England, in 1066
(c) Egyptian hieroglyphics, 32 centuries ago
(d) Has no idea

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

14. Japanese comics artists also drew more realistic characters to emphasize __________________________.
(a) the strokes
(b) the artist's range and skill
(c) their "otherness" from the reader
(d) the character's relatability

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author say is the father of modern comics?

2. How are Egyptian paintings read?

3. Which artist started the trend to incorporate photographic streaking to depict motion?

4. What transition features a single subject in distinct progressions?

5. What additional early examples of comics does the author mention but NOT cover?

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