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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the absolute ratio of words to picture in comics?
(a) Twenty characters for three panels.
(b) 3:1.
(c) 2:5.
(d) There is no absolute ratio.

2. What kind of comics are generally entertainment-oriented?
(a) Fairy tales and dailies.
(b) Comic books and warning labels.
(c) Stickers and graphic novels.
(d) Periodical comics and graphic novels.

3. What does Eisner think light implies?
(a) Comfort.
(b) Love.
(c) Fear.
(d) Safety.

4. In one of Eisner's Spirit stories he analyzes a hero who wishes to do what?
(a) Fly.
(b) Sing.
(c) Be invisible.
(d) Be invincible.

5. What kind of things does the storyteller use to tell a story in comics?
(a) Depth and perception.
(b) Light and dark.
(c) Baggage and ideas.
(d) Balloons and symbols.

Short Answer Questions

1. What specific content does Chapter 4 discuss?

2. What should artists also read steadily to learn how to create plot and narration?

3. What must artists know about the force of gravity?

4. When can artists render color directly over line work?

5. What do purely instructional comics often use to show relevance?

(see the answer key)

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