Comics - Unit 1 Pre/ Post Test

What is a graphic novel?

• Like a very long comic

• It's always violent

• It is a factual story

• No more than 25 pages

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What is a comic?

• It's always funny

• Has to have a superhero

• Sequential images that tell a story

• Like a regular book

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​ (a)   and ​ (b)   are the two major comic publishers.​

• Marvel
• DC
• Action Comics
• Famous Funnies
• Comic Code

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How far back does using images to communicate ideas go and who used it?

• The 1800s with comic strips in news papers

• Ancient Egyptians used hyroglifics to communicate

• the 1950s with comics on cereal boxes

• The first superhero appeared in Action Comics

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What were the purpose of early comics?

• To create stories for movies

• To encourage young kids to read

• To get people to buy flags

• To help with war efforts

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What were the some of the first images used to communicate an idea?

• Hieroglyphics

• Pictograms

• Photographs

• Newspapers

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The two major publishes during the 1980s were...

• DC

• Action Comics

• Marvel

• The Funny Pages

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Which of these superheroes is well-known for having an alter ego?

• Superman

• Wolverine

• Thor

• Black Panther

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An alter ego is like...

• a new name

• a family member

• a secret identity

• a costume

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This is where the story takes place

• Bleed

• Panel

• Setting

• Thought Bubble

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