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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of vision is related to freezing a moment in an uninterrupted flow of action?
(a) Spatial.
(b) Peripheral.
(c) Dilated.
(d) Circumspect.

2. Around when did daily comic strips first appear?
(a) 1756.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1934.

3. What other word can describe the use of letters in comics?
(a) Construct.
(b) Method.
(c) Identity.
(d) Symbol.

4. What forces the reader to supply dialogue in an image sequence?
(a) The speed of the action.
(b) The fluid lines of the image.
(c) The proximity of the action.
(d) The strained context of the image.

5. Expression becomes an alphabet when it undergoes what process?
(a) Symbolification.
(b) Chrysallis.
(c) Transmutation.
(d) Codification.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Spirit story "Two Lives," which character is incarcerated?

2. Why does Eisner analyze this particular Spirit story in Chapter 3?

3. What must be broken down into segments when using a full-page frame?

4. In comics, what produces immediate results?

5. What characteristic of comics examines how the sequential artist works with space and time?

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