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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 symbol does the author use to demonstrate the universality of cartoon imagery?
2. Which of the following is an assumption that comics artists make about the reader?
3. How are Egyptian paintings read?
4. How does McCloud loosely define cartooning?
5. Using the example of driving to illustrate non-visual awareness, what is the likely response of the driver of the vehicle being struck if one car hits another?
Short Essay Questions
1. Is a single image equivalent to a single instant in time?
2. In the panel with the basketball players, how could you add words while depicting one single moment?
3. Why is "juxtaposed static images in deliberate sequence" not a thorough definition of comics?
4. Does McCloud think single panels should be considered comic art?
5. What are the three most popular transitions in mainstream Western comics and why?
6. Does McCloud think that non-sequitur transitions are possible?
7. According to McCloud, why is closure important?
8. Describe the author's first impressions of comics as a child.
9. What is a Japanese technique usied in cartooning?
10. Describe what cartooning style is.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
McCloud writes that when he was a child, he believed that the world ceased to exist unless he was present. As he grew older, he began filling in gaps with assumptions in order to get closure. What are strategies and evidence we use to convince ourselves of the existence of things we have not experienced first hand? To test these definitions, consider whether they would stand up to the question of whether extraterrestrial life exists.
Essay Topic 2
McCloud explains how you introduce time in comics by way of the depiction of time and the perception of time. Compare and contrast the two strategies. Does a preponderance of one or the other affect the end outcome?
Essay Topic 3
McCloud says that with comics, if all you see is ink and paper, what you see is seldom what you get. Instead he notes that, "In the end, what you get is what you give." What does he mean by this statement? Can you see this concept applying to other situations outside of comics?
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