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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is time harder to measure in comics?
(a) Because it is more linear.
(b) Because it is more visible.
(c) Because it is more illusory.
(d) Because it is more circular.

2. What are the main forums for sequential art in today's world?
(a) Weekly comic strips.
(b) Daily comic strips.
(c) Roman friezes.
(d) Gnostic illustrations.

3. How can a panel have a body plunge down the right-hand margin of a page?
(a) By forming a new principle about pressure panels.
(b) By using the spiral principle.
(c) By breaking the left-to-right convention.
(d) By breaking the right-to-left convention.

4. What can often be left out in subsequent panels after the first page of a story?
(a) The text.
(b) The panels.
(c) The setting.
(d) The characters.

5. In "Contract with God" by Eisner, what does the stone tablet suggest?
(a) The Ten Commandments.
(b) The Unity of the Mind.
(c) The One Principle.
(d) The Five Ideals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of introduction does "Comics as a Form of Reading" use to discuss art?

2. How do you describe the kind of activity that bridges gaps in the action of the comic?

3. What can the frame's shape or absence convey?

4. What kind of movements flow together over short periods?

5. How did comics begin?

(see the answer key)

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