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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. In the time after printing was invented, when words and pictures appeared together, how were they combined?

2. Which style of painting was an honest expression of the internal turmoil of artists?

3. What combination has words that amplify or elaborate on an image, or vice versa?

4. In the structure of a comic, where can senses and emotions be portrayed?

5. Who came up with the first symbols to record certain commodities?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the typical artist who starts with an idea/purpose and then creates art.

2. What is an advantage of combining words and pictures together, as in comics?

3. How does McCloud feel about color and comics?

4. Does the six-step path need to be completed in a specific order?

5. What was one result of the color printing used for superheroes?

6. How can words and pictures together create a more meaningful message than each individually?

7. What happened after the birth of Expressionism?

8. Describe the process of creating art using the six-step path.

9. Why was the four-color process created?

10. What is synaesthetics?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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

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