The History of Anime

When something is done bigger or more extreme than the way it really is, it is

• mundane

• exaggerated

• confusing

• isolated

What was the author's purpose in this textt?

• to persuade the reader to watch and enjoy full-length anime films

• to inform the reader about the effects of Word War II on the history of anime

• to persuade the reader that influence of the Western world on Japanese art has made it better.

• to inform the reader about the evolution and history of the art of anime

What was the effect of British and American merchants bringing newspapers into Japan

• Japanese artists began to leave Japan and live in England and the United States

• Manga became less popular and more people expressed themselves through writing.

• Manga characters had more expressive features that were influenced by Western illustrations

• Manga was used mostly to make fun of foreigners.

Which of the following details expresses an opinion?

• The dynamic characters in anime take modern storytelling art to a whole new level.

• One of the more common styles of moving art comes from the Asian island nation of Japan

• As language developed, written symbols and words became a more common way to share ideas

• The history of anime began more than two hundred years ago

When art is made into a series of drawings that are put together to give the appearance of motion, it is

• forbidden

• illustrated

• animated

• recorded

What is the main idea of the section "Cartoons Spring to Life"?

• Walt Disney figured out how to return drawings into moving pictures.

• Early motion pictures had no sound, so music played while they were being shown

• As technology improved, color and recorded speech were added to Western cartoons.

• The creation of motion pictures drastically changed the history of anime

Which event occurred in the years just before 1945?

• Motion pictures were introduced in Japan

• World War II was just beginning

• Hundreds of thousands of Japanese lives were lost in World War II

• British and American merchants arrived in the ports of Japan

How are shonen and shojo the same?

• They both star adventurous and active characters

• They are both created for girls

• They are both about emotions and relationships

• They are both shown only on Japanese television

The individual boxes in a comic strip or comic book are called

• scrolls

• panels

• illustrations

• records

Which event occurred in 2001?

• Anime was finally released worldwide

• Japan would not allow artists to create anime

• The Japanese anime Spirited Away was released

• Artists in the United States started to create anime