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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 the most widely-used, most complex, and most versatile synaesthetic icon?

2. What combination has pictures that illustrate but don't significantly add to a largely complete text?

3. The standard ______ color process was introduced to help control color costs and streamline the process.

4. Which artist incorporated neurotic quill-lines into his/her work?

5. Who drew Dick Tracy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why do people think words and pictures together is more simplistic than either art individually?

5. Describe the origin of words.

6. What are the advantages of color in comics?

7. How can a word balloon vary?

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

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

10. What are the disadvantages of color in comics?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Paul Klee, a painter, teacher and cartoonist noted that, "Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible." What does he mean by this. Is he right? Present your case.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The author notes that comics are not the hybrid of graphics and words. What do you think of this statement? Are comics their own entity? Or do they tend to fall into one category more than the other? Explain your answer

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