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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two things limit the artist's choice of outline?
(a) The number of pens and pencils the artist owns.
(b) The narrative requirement and constrictions on page dimensions.
(c) The scope and vision of the work.
(d) The sequential drive and linear focus of the page.

2. What advantage do film and theater have of an audience that is forced to do what?
(a) Press rewind and play buttons.
(b) View the action as presented.
(c) Sit quietly.
(d) Charge per viewing.

3. What novelty can suggest dimension and involve the reader/viewer better than a regular container?
(a) Using 3D imagery.
(b) Using accompanying CDs to explain the pages.
(c) Using doorways or windows to frame a panel.
(d) Using rulers to structure lines clearly.

4. What is the intermediate mock up that allows editor, writer, and artist to review the project called in comics?
(a) Dummy.
(b) Mechanical.
(c) Story board.
(d) Layout.

5. How big is the simplified script when determining an agreement between artist and writer?
(a) Half a page.
(b) Two pages.
(c) Sixty inches.
(d) Twenty pages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can often be left out in subsequent panels after the first page of a story?

2. What field is writing for comics closely related to?

3. Images without words require what in the reader or viewer?

4. What specific content does Chapter 4 discuss?

5. Calligraphy symbols are rendered with what three things?

(see the answer key)

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