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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the most common type of transition in the most storytelling technique used in comics?
2. Which of the following icons are fluid and variable in how realistic they are?
3. What is a powerful force that happens between the panels that allows viewers to use their imagination?
4. How long is the tapestry detailing the Norman Conquest of England?
5. Because artists don't expect audiences to identify with backgrounds such as brick walls or landscapes, backgrounds tend to be more ______ than the story's characters.
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the Egyptian painting referenced in the book considered a comic?
2. What are different ways to portray motion within panels?
3. How do Japanese comics physically differ from Western comics?
4. What is McCloud's explanation for why the human mind has little difficulty converting shapes and images into faces?
5. Is Scott McCloud the ultimate authority of comics?
6. Why is "juxtaposed static images in deliberate sequence" not a thorough definition of comics?
7. Describe the author's first impressions of comics as a child.
8. For what do Japanese mainstream comics use aspect-to-aspect transitions?
9. What is the difference between the art form ("medium") and the content?
10. How is the screenfold of 8-Deer "Tiger's Claw" considered a comic?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
McCloud notes that "We see ourselves in everything. We assign identities and emotions where none exist. And we make the world over in our image." Personification is a literary device that demonstrates McCloud's statement. Think of a time where you personified an inanimate object or abstract notion. What was it? What human attributes did you give to it?
Essay Topic 2
Scott McCloud used to have a poor impression of comics. When he was older, his friend convinced him to give comics another chance and he was hooked. Think about something you once hated, but not loved (or loved and now hate). Describe your previous and current impressions. What possible explanations can you think of for the change of heart? Was your first impression based off incorrect or partial knowledge? Did you change as a person?
Essay Topic 3
McCloud states that "to kill a man between panels is to condemn him to a thousand deaths." What does he mean by this statement? What is the reader's involvement in the space between panels, the gutter?
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