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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is another word for panels?
(a) Boxes.
(b) Hearts.
(c) Bows.
(d) Bubbles.

3. What characteristic of comics examines how the sequential artist works with space and time?
(a) Illusion.
(b) Style.
(c) Timing.
(d) Paneling.

4. What can hold the whole together through changes of scenery?
(a) Postcards.
(b) Scripts.
(c) Quills.
(d) Twine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is used to move a reader or viewer through time?

2. How do comics form a language?

3. What word does Eisner use to describe the relationship of timing and rhythm?

4. What particular changes in sound does calligraphy relate to?

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

(see the answer key)

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