What Is Animation & Precursors to Animation Quiz

Animation is a common art form within our American culture.

• True

• False

What cultural connection to animation do we have?

• Animation will be the dominate art form of streaming services in the near future.

• Many of us grew up watching TV shows and films with animated characters.

• Students must study animation to graduate from high school.

• Parents strictly watch animations for guidance on dealing with their children.

The first feature-length animated film was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).

• True

• False

Which of these is NOT a style of animation?

• Computer-generated

• Filmic

• Stop motion

• Traditional

Entergalactic (2022) pre-dates Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2023). Both films convey a sense of realism; however, neither film has a hyper-realistic rendering.

What animation style do these films use?

• CG Animation

• Special Effects Animation

• Stop-Motion Animation

• Traditional Animation

Which production technique combines animated characters or environments with live-action actors and sets?

• Hybrid Animation

• Special Effects

• Traditional Art

• Visual Effects

Which archeological discovery made in December 1994 helped advance our understanding of human culture?

• Chauvet Cave

• French Phantasmagoria

• Ombres Chinoises

• Trajan's Column

Which prehistoric art form, informally known as "cave art," involved humans painting or carving drawings into stone walls and objects?

• Ancient Art

• Moving Art

• Parietal Art

• Sequential Art

Sequential art is designed to depict moving images, much like how humans perceive the illusion of movement in animations.

• True

• False

Which precursors to animation relied exclusively on being displayed during live performances so observers had to "be present" to view the art form, and were projected onto a wall or screen? (There can be more than one answer.)

• Parietal Art

• Sequential Art

• Shadow Plays

• Magic Lantern Shows