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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the author of the book?
(a) Stan Lee
(b) Rudolphe Töpffer
(c) Scott McCloud
(d) Will Eisner
2. Comic readers are conditioned by real life and other media to expect a _______ progression in comics.
(a) linear
(b) exponential
(c) logarithmic
(d) indirect
3. Who observed that a non-visual awareness occurs when people interact with inanimate objects?
(a) Jack Kirby
(b) Marshall McLuhan
(c) Herge
(d) Osamu Tezuka
4. What transition stays within a scene or idea and requires more closure from the reader in order to find the transition meaningful?
(a) Non-sequitur
(b) Subject-to-subject
(c) Action-to-action
(d) Scene-to-scene
5. Who does the author say is the father of modern comics?
(a) Rudolphe Töpffer
(b) Will Eisner
(c) Stan Lee
(d) Scott McCloud
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the title of the sequel to "A Harlot's Progress?"
2. This effect of contrasting characters and backgrounds is used by which of the following?
3. Which of the following is NOT an American comic artist that uses the style of creating one set of lines to see and another to be?
4. Which of the following is true?
5. Which of the following icons has a fixed and absolute meaning?
Short Essay Questions
1. Does McCloud think that non-sequitur transitions are possible?
2. Does McCloud think single panels should be considered comic art?
3. How do Japanese comics physically differ from Western comics?
4. Is Scott McCloud the ultimate authority of comics?
5. How is the Egyptian painting referenced in the book considered a comic?
6. What are the three most popular transitions in mainstream Western comics and why?
7. What is McCloud's notion of the Picture Plane?
8. Why is "juxtaposed static images in deliberate sequence" not a thorough definition of comics?
9. How can an artist depict time in comics?
10. What is the difference between closure of electronic media and closure in comics?
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