What Is Animation & Precursors to Animation Quiz

Which of these is NOT a style of animation?

• Computer-generated

• Filmic

• Stop motion

• Traditional

Animation is a common art form within our American culture.

• True

• False

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 was meant to depict moving images, similarly to animations.

• True

• False

The panels of sequential art closely resemble which more commonly known art form?

• Architecture

• Comics

• Photography

• Videography

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

• Parietal Art

• Sequential Art

• Shadow Plays

• Magic Lantern Shows

Which animation precursor was used in Phantasmagoria shows to depict ghoulish imagery to large audiences?

• Parietal Art

• Sequential Art

• Shadow Plays

• Magic Lanterns