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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what purpose did the artists start to use expressions, postures, and backdrops?
(a) To explain their analysis.
(b) To express their ideas
(c) To format their pieces.
(d) To formulate their understanding.

2. In the Spirit story "Two Lives," which character is incarcerated?
(a) Mariford Rubens.
(b) Cranfranz Qwayle.
(c) Carboy T. Gretch.
(d) John.

3. What particular changes in sound does calligraphy relate to?
(a) Changes in vocal patterns.
(b) Changes in inflection and sound levels in speech.
(c) Changes in pressure of vocal strings and ink.
(d) Changes in heart palpitations.

4. What does the storyteller want to cause the reader to do?
(a) To become isolated.
(b) To become involved.
(c) To become self-aware.
(d) To become extremist.

5. What other things can lettering reflect in comics?
(a) Mentality and personality.
(b) Character and emotion.
(c) Thought and size.
(d) Heart and mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. As artists tell stories to mass audiences, what do they use as means of arrangement?

2. Around when did daily comic strips first appear?

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

4. Why is time harder to measure in comics?

5. What does Eisner believe would happen if animals' faces were more flexible?

(see the answer key)

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