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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 not one of the vertices of the triangular pictorial vocabulary?
2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of comics, as defined in Understanding Comics?
3. Comic readers are conditioned by real life and other media to expect a _______ progression in comics.
4. Who does the author say is the father of modern comics?
5. What type of magazine kept comics alive before the 20th century?
Short Essay Questions
1. Does McCloud think single panels should be considered comic art?
2. How do Japanese comics physically differ from Western comics?
3. According to McCloud, everything that people experience in life can be separated into which two realms?
4. Is Scott McCloud the ultimate authority of comics?
5. Is a single image equivalent to a single instant in time?
6. How do words introduce time into a single frame?
7. For what do Japanese mainstream comics use aspect-to-aspect transitions?
8. How can an artist depict time in comics?
9. According to McCloud, why is closure important?
10. Is there a difference between an animated movie and comics?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
New media is often judged by the standards of the old. Do you think these are appropriate standards? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
In aspect-to-aspect transitions, McCloud says that nothing "happens." Is presenting different aspects of a place important to storytelling? Why or why not? Do you think McCloud is accurate in saying that this kind of transition does not move the narrative along?
Essay Topic 3
McCloud notes that diagrams are comics, but they do not label themselves as such. How important are labels? Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet? How does the context that diagrams are presented in make them different from other comics?
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