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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of pictographs weld visual imagery and "uniform derivative" symbols?
(a) Asian.
(b) Atlantic.
(c) Slavic.
(d) Georgian.

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

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

4. What type of art does "Comics as a Form of Reading" describe?
(a) Phoenician watercolors.
(b) The modern form of sequential art.
(c) The ancient drawings at Lasceux.
(d) Linear art.

5. How do balloons function for speech in comics?
(a) They relate content.
(b) They enhance the speech.
(c) They focus on the visuals.
(d) They frame the speech.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did comics evolve into?

3. What other things can lettering reflect in comics?

4. What long Spirit story does Eisner analyze in Chapter 3?

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

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