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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 fruit is used to illustrate the path of creating art?

2. What color of light is created by adding all three additive primaries?

3. Which of the following is NOT an example of possible primitive art?

4. The bold lines, obtuse angles and heavy blacks in Dick Tracy were meant to suggest a _________ of adults.

5. In the time after the printing press, which art form was obsessed with resemblance, light and color?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What three aspects of art benefit humans from an evolutionary standpoint?

3. Describe the difference between the additive primaries and the subtractive primaries.

4. Why was the four-color process created?

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

6. What happened to comics after the invention of printing?

7. How can backgrounds indicate invisible ideas such as emotions?

8. What happened after the birth of Expressionism?

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

10. In panels rich with images, why would an artist add words?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

The invention of printing played a significant role in the history and the world of comics (and the written word). Think of another invention that had a significant impact. What were the effects? Did it solve a problem or enable further development? Where would we be without the invention? Be specific and select a physical invention - do not use "technology" or other broad concepts.

Essay Topic 3

In comics, a great deal of the storytelling occurs between the panels and the reader must use his/her imagination to tell the story. Is McCloud accurate in saying that comics requires more reader participation than any other artform? Why or why not?

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