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Animation Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Klaus

a)

3D Animated Movie with 2D effects making it 2.5D animation

b)

2D Animated Movie with bits of 3D effects making it 2.5D animation

c)

2D Animated Movie with effects to make it look 3D making it 2.5D animation

2.

In which decade was the first 3D animated movie?

a)

2000s

b)

1950s

c)

1960s

d)

1980s

e)

1990s

3.

Why would you want to use 12fps?

a)

To make the animation look smooth

b)

To make the animation look quick

c)

To make the animation look jerky

d)

To make the animation look slow

4.

Which cartoon had philosophical, psychological, and sociological overtones?

a)

Tom & Jerry

b)

Peanuts

c)

Crusader Rabbit

d)

AstroBoy

e)

Mighty Mouse

5.

What does it mean to animate on a different frame for every two of the frames per second?

a)

On twos

b)

On ones

c)

On halves

d)

On time

6.

In which decade did animators begin creating funny animals for animation?

a)

1940s

b)

1950s

c)

1960s

d)

1980s

e)

1990s

7.

What is the typical frame rate in animation?

a)

12 FPS

b)

24 FPS

c)

30 FPS

d)

32 FPS

8.

What does it mean to animate on Ones?

a)

One frame for two seconds

b)

A different frame for every two of the frames per second

c)

One frame for the odd numbered frames

d)

A different frame for each of the frames per second

9.
What is this device?
a)
Thaumatrope
b)
Animation Drum
c)
Zoetrope
d)

Phenakistoscope

10.

What was Gertie the dinosaur?

a)

First rotoscoped animation

b)

The first animated character with a personality

c)

The first animated character

d)

The first Disney animated character

11.
What was Steamboat Willie's name changed to?
a)
Gertie the Dinosaur
b)
Mickey Mouse
c)
Felix the Cat
d)
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
12.
The illusion of movement is called _______.
a)
Animation
b)
Stop-Motion
c)
Compositing
d)
Optical Illusion
13.
The animation technique where an object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence. 
a)
Stop-Motion
b)
2D Animation
c)
3D Animation
d)

Claymation

14.

Which cartoon was the first example of Rotoscoping?

a)

Gertie the Dinosaur

b)

Snow White

c)

Koko the Clown

d)

Cab Calloway's Ghost

15.

What are the pros of 2D Animation? (Check all that apply)

a)

Lower Costs

b)

Quicker to Produce

c)

More popular

d)

Focused on the details

16.

What are the pros of 3D Animation? (Check all that apply)

a)

Lower Costs

b)

More Realistic

c)

More popular

d)

Reusing models

17.

What is the term for recording facial movements used for film and video?

a)

Motion Capture

b)

Rotoscoping

c)

3D Animation

d)

Performance capture

18.

The tracing of film from live action footage

a)

Motion Capture

b)

Rotoscoping

c)

Stop Motion

d)

Ray Tracing

19.

Which of the following are stop motion? Check all that apply.

a)

Nightmare before Christmas

b)

Coraline

c)

Klaus

d)

Shrek

e)

Into the Spiderverse

20.

Which of the following are 3D? Check all that apply.

a)

Tangled

b)

Pinocchio

c)

Coraline

d)

Toy Story

e)

Polar Express

21.

When an animated character prepares for an action to give the audience a clue as to what is happening next. As well as to make the action look more realistic.

a)

Squash and Stretch

b)

Anticipation

c)

Staging

d)

Straight Ahead

e)

Pose to Pose

22.

Natural motion that occurs in a circular path

a)

Follow Through

b)

Slow in Slow out

c)

Arcs

d)

Secondary Action

e)

Timing

23.

Every action, pose and expression can be taken to the next level. More motions to make more convincing or realistic.

a)

Exaggeration

b)

Solid Drawing

c)

Appeal

d)

Overlapping Action

e)

Drag

24.

Volume, weight and balance that makes the animation feel like it is in a 3-Dimensional space

a)

Exaggeration

b)

Solid Drawing

c)

Appeal

d)

Overlapping Action

e)

Drag

25.

Animating as you go, in order

a)

Squash and Stretch

b)

Anticipation

c)

Staging

d)

Straight Ahead

e)

Pose to Pose