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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. Which of the following can lengthen the pause between panels?

2. Visual iconography is to vocabulary as closure is to _______________.

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

4. Within a comic storyline, what is the amount of time that passes from one panel to the next?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Give examples of the three different types of icons.

2. Describe what cartooning style is.

3. How could an artist lengthen a pause in the conversation between two characters?

4. How are faces and figures typically drawn in comics? What about backgrounds and landscapes?

5. How is the Egyptian painting referenced in the book considered a comic?

6. Describe the author's first impressions of comics as a child.

7. What is the difference between closure of electronic media and closure in comics?

8. How do words introduce time into a single frame?

9. Is Scott McCloud the ultimate authority of comics?

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

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 2

McCloud notes that in Eastern art, elements omitted from a work of art are just as important was the work that has been explicitly included. Do you think that missing elements, such as negative space in an image, or silence in a melody, are an important part of art? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

In your own words, answer Scott McCloud's question, "Why should we try so hard to understand comics?"

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