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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 is NOT a form of self-expression and communication?
2. Words and pictures have historically been thought of as base or simplistic. As a result of this mindset, current works of words and pictures have been base and simplistic. This is an example of what psychological phenomenon?
3. Flat color can make shapes, figures and backgrounds more ________.
4. What step puts it all together - edits the work for content, arrangement and composition?
5. The masters of flat-color comics are also masters of what?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 7, how does McCloud see, or define, art?
2. In panels rich with images, why would an artist add words?
3. What are the advantages of color in comics?
4. What is an advantage of combining words and pictures together, as in comics?
5. How can an artist depict emotion in a comic?
6. What happened to comics after the invention of printing?
7. What problem results from people believing that comics is a new form of media?
8. What are the disadvantages of color in comics?
9. How can words and pictures together create a more meaningful message than each individually?
10. Why was the four-color process created?
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 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?
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