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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What method is the mainstay for facial expressions and body movement?
(a) Heavy marking.
(b) Simple, concise images.
(c) Exaggerated gesture.
(d) Clear blocking.

2. When speed lines indicate motion they are part of what language?
(a) Mental.
(b) Syntactic.
(c) Visual.
(d) Artistic.

3. As a language, what do comics need to utilize?
(a) A pen and ink.
(b) A grammar.
(c) A message.
(d) A pair of ears.

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

5. What other word can describe the use of letters in comics?
(a) Construct.
(b) Identity.
(c) Symbol.
(d) Method.

Short Answer Questions

1. If a reader knows instinctively how gravity works, what will happen when they read panels that don't function like sentences?

2. What can happen after letters in comics are devised from familiar objects?

3. Graphic novels include reading written words and what else, for example?

4. Around when did daily comic strips first appear?

5. For what purpose did the artists start to use expressions, postures, and backdrops?

(see the answer key)

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