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Animation History

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which device has two different drawings on opposite sides of a disk and when the disk is spun, the images merge into one?
a)
Zoetrope
b)
Thaumatrope
c)
Phenakistoscope
d)
Flipbook
2.
The illusion of movement is called _______.
a)
Animation
b)
Stop-Motion
c)
Compositing
d)
Optical Illusion
3.
Mickey Mouse was the first cartoon character ever created?
a)
True
b)
False
4.

This is what makes animation possible. It's the eye's ability to retain an image for roughly 1/20 of a second after the object is gone.

a)

Pupil Dilation

b)

Frame Sequence

c)

Persistence of Vision

d)

Rule of Thirds

5.

This invention was the very first step in the development of animation:

a)

The invention of the thaumtrope

b)

The creation of flip books

c)

The development of Stop Motion

d)

The invention of film

6.

The number of frames or images that are displayed per second

a)

Storyboard

b)

Character

c)

Frame rate

d)

Animator

7.

What does FPS stand for?

a)

Frames Per Scene

b)

Frame Professional Standards

c)

Frames Per Second

d)

Frame Professional Scenes

8.
a)

Barney

b)

Mutt and Jeff

c)

Felix

d)

Garfield

9.
a)

Silent Era

b)

Golden Era

c)

Dark Ages

d)

Renaissance

10.

The Golden Era was made possible by this.....

a)

Mickey Mouse

b)

Technology

c)

Woody Woodpecker

d)

TV

11.

The TV Era was also called this

a)

funny

b)

Dark Age

c)

Festivus

d)

Silent Era

12.

Which era that we have studied has been your favorite and why? Please use complete sentences.

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