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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does this alphabetic expression introduce?
(a) Syntactic process.
(b) Deeper meanings and complexities.
(c) Heartfelt communication.
(d) Simple principles.

2. What Spirit story written in 1947 mentions Yogi?
(a) Hoagy the Yogi, Part 2.
(b) George and the Yogi.
(c) Hoagy the Yogi, Part 1.
(d) Junior Yogi, Part 2.

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

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. How do comics form a language?
(a) Through morphemes.
(b) By repetitiveness.
(c) By spontaneity.
(d) Through content.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of pictographs weld visual imagery and "uniform derivative" symbols?

2. What must a reader possess in order to read comic books?

3. What can be used when facial expressions are critical?

4. How can a panel be diagrammed?

5. Around when did daily comic strips first appear?

(see the answer key)

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