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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does a pause inevitably occur while reading?
(a) When the reader/viewer sees the first panel.
(b) When the reader/viewer reads the second to last panel.
(c) When the reader/viewer turns the page.
(d) While the reader/viewer moves from panel to panel.

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

3. When are the outlines determined by the artist?
(a) After the rest of the comic is drawn.
(b) While the artist draws the page.
(c) After the artist decides on the action.
(d) Before the artist decides on the action.

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

5. How does calligraphy relate to sound?
(a) It is analogous.
(b) It is anthropomorphic.
(c) It is symmetrical.
(d) It is progressive.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a language, what do comics need to utilize?

2. What conventions do comics rely on?

3. In which 18th century tool do inscriptions reappear?

4. What does Eisner say images can trigger?

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

(see the answer key)

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