Mona Lisa
Comics
Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Word Formation
100
What does “sfumato” mean?
A) Dark shadows
B) The soft mist of a fountain
C) A beautiful woman
D) Mountainous landscape
B) The soft mist of a fountain
100
Will Eisner defined comics as...
A) Funny business
B) Sequential art
C) Pictorial novels
D) Hybrid literature
B) Sequential art
100
“Priceless” means:
A) Worth nothing
B) No price set
C) Extremely valuable
D) Free to buy
C) Extremely valuable
100
If someone steals a painting, they
A) commit a crime
B) make use of it.
C) put an end to it.
D) keep up with it.
A) commit a crime.
100
The verb form of memory
memorise
memorize
200
Why are people disappointed seeing the Mona Lisa?
A) Small size
B) Dull colors
C) Glass case
D) All of the above
D) All of the above
200
What is “closure” in comics?
A) Ending a series
B) Filling gaps between panels
C) Closing a book
D) Panel borders
B) Filling gaps between panels
200
'The same time period' means...
A) Contemporary
B) Sequential
C) Remarkable
D) Distinct
A) Contemporary
200
'Extraordinary' means
A) Vague
B) Ordinary
C) Remarkable
D) Indistinct
C) Remarkable
200
The adverb form of simple
simply
300
What causes Mona Lisa's “flickering smile”?
A) Disappearing ink
B) Peripheral vision, which processes shadows
C)The angle of the glass case
D) Fading ink
B) Peripheral vision, which processes shadows
300
Why are comics powerful?
A) They can be read fast.
B)They are child-friendly.
C) Words and pictures are combined in them.
D) It is cheap to print them.
C) Words and pictures are combined in them.
300
To 'differentiate' means:
A) to make identical
B) to recognise differences
C) to combine
D) to reject
B) to recognise differences
300
“Ambiguous” means:
A) Clear
B) Having multiple meanings
C) Bright
D) Dark
B) Having multiple meanings
300
The adjective form of mystery
mysterious
400
How did Lillian Schwartz test the self-portrait theory (that Mona Lisa is actually Leonardo da Vinci)?
A) Signature search
B) Computer facial alignment
C) Wood analysis
D) Interviews
B) Computer facial alignment
400
What is the 75-meter comic strip?
A) Mayan murals
B) Gutenberg press
C) Bayeux Tapestry
D) Cave paintings
C) Bayeux Tapestry
400
'Simplistic' means:
A) Smart and simple
B) Oversimplified (negative)
C) Short
D) Historical
B) Oversimplified (negative)
400
'Make up your own mind'means
A) Change the structure of your brain
B) Form your own opinion
C) Forget
D) Draw
B) Form your own opinion
400
The noun form of ambiguous
ambiguity
500
What is the effect of mismatched background heights?
A) Unfinished look
B) Illusion of movement
C) Poor drawing
D) Boat setting
B) Illusion of movement
500
The US Army uses comics for
A) Recruitment
B) The training of soldiers
C) Entertainment
D) History documentation
B) The training of soldiers
to teach soldiers how to use and maintain equipment
500
'Sequential' means:
A) At once
B) In order
C) Random
D) Unknown
B) In order
500
'Memorable' means:
A) Forgettable
B) Hard to understand
C) Worth remembering
D) Famous
C) Worth remembering
500
The adjective form of picture
pictorial