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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did comics begin?
(a) In MS Paint.
(b) In printmaking.
(c) As short features.
(d) As one-page illustrations.

3. In "Contract with God," how is the text lettered?
(a) Partly in Celtic runes.
(b) Partly in astrological charts.
(c) Partly in Hebraic style.
(d) Partly in Yiddish.

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

5. What must a reader possess in order to read comic books?
(a) Auditory and verbal interpretive skills.
(b) Visual and verbal interpretive skills.
(c) A fine sense of smell.
(d) Tactile sense and dexterity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Eisner analyze this particular Spirit story in Chapter 3?

2. Where does Eisner's second example in "Contract with God" take place?

3. The sequential artist and the reader must share what kind of experience?

4. What element of weather messes with the typeface in Eisner's second example?

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

(see the answer key)

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