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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Eisner's third example of "Contract with God" what drips from the heavy lettering?
(a) Resin.
(b) Amber.
(c) Water.
(d) Blood.

2. Images without words require what in the reader or viewer?
(a) Little knowledge.
(b) Technical practice.
(c) Belief.
(d) Extra sophistication.

3. What demonstrates the meaning of the balloon?
(a) Its weight.
(b) Its size.
(c) Its shape.
(d) Its feeling.

4. What can give insight into a character's lifestyle and allow sociological observations?
(a) Posture and observation.
(b) Posture and thought.
(c) Gesture and time.
(d) Posture and gesture.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What must a reader possess in order to read comic books?

2. What specific content does Chapter 4 discuss?

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

4. How can a panel be diagrammed?

5. What kind of vision is related to freezing a moment in an uninterrupted flow of action?

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