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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why must the sequential artist and the reader share any experience?
(a) So the panels are read correctly.
(b) So the artist can get paid.
(c) So the reader understands the entirety of the piece.
(d) So communication can occur.

2. In what part of a young person's life are comic books said to have a role?
(a) The toddler phase.
(b) The early literary diet.
(c) The philosophical years.
(d) Late puberty.

3. What does lettering often serves as an extension of?
(a) Imagery.
(b) Phrasal verbs.
(c) Tone.
(d) Ink.

4. What did comics evolve into?
(a) Diatomes.
(b) Comic newspapers.
(c) Storybooks.
(d) Graphic novels.

5. In a story by Eisner how does he make the text express the sentiment of a scene?
(a) The text is lettered in teardrops.
(b) The text is lettered in a similar style.
(c) The text is broken into many balloons.
(d) The text is fragmented across the panel.

Short Answer Questions

1. After which century, did artists start to depend on expressions, postures, and backdrops?

2. How does calligraphy relate to sound?

3. How did comics begin?

4. What are these artists trying to arrange?

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

(see the answer key)

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