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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Using the pictorial vocabulary pyramid, Mary Fleener's style is NOT typically comprised of ________.
(a) language
(b) iconic content
(c) reality
(d) non-iconic content

2. What is an example of comics that is not referred to as comics?
(a) Diagrams
(b) Hieroglyphics
(c) Single-panel cartoons
(d) Live-action movies

3. What is the space between comic panels called?
(a) The ditch
(b) The gutter
(c) The frame
(d) The jump

4. The art of comics is as _______ as it is ________.
(a) divisive; multiplicative
(b) humorous; generous
(c) subtractive; additive
(d) meaningless; abstract

5. Herge's Tintin was characterized by very iconic characters with unusually realistic backgrounds. This style is called _______.
(a) bold-brushed
(b) inked
(c) clear-line
(d) paneled

6. When reading comics, how many senses are used between panels?
(a) Four
(b) Zero
(c) One
(d) Five

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

8. Who does the author say is the father of modern comics?
(a) Will Eisner
(b) Stan Lee
(c) Scott McCloud
(d) Rudolphe Töpffer

9. What is another word for motion lines?
(a) Curlicues
(b) Zip-buttons
(c) Zip-ribbons
(d) Swoosh signs

10. Besides sound, which of the following can represent a span of time in a single panel ?
(a) Borderless panels
(b) Silent captions
(c) Wider gutters
(d) Motion lines

11. Which of the following icons are fluid and variable in how realistic they are?
(a) Idols
(b) Pictorial
(c) Saints
(d) Non-pictorial

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

13. Widening the shape of a panel can affect the _______ of time.
(a) characterization
(b) romanticization
(c) perception
(d) depiction

14. What determines the duration of time and dimensions of space in a panel?
(a) The contents
(b) The size
(c) The sequence
(d) The shape

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the phenomenon of observing the parts but perceiving the whole?

2. How long is the tapestry detailing the Norman Conquest of England?

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

4. The author believes that comics is an art form similar to which of the following?

5. In a single image, what can you use to add words without introducing time?

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