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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After which century, did artists start to depend on expressions, postures, and backdrops?
(a) 16th.
(b) 15th.
(c) 10th.
(d) 17th.

3. The earliest use of balloons was in what type of art?
(a) Dada.
(b) Scope.
(c) Friezes.
(d) Impressionism.

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

5. What forces the reader to supply dialogue in an image sequence?
(a) The strained context of the image.
(b) The speed of the action.
(c) The proximity of the action.
(d) The fluid lines of the image.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Images without words require what in the reader or viewer?

3. What does the nature of lettering reflect about the artist?

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

5. What other example of time measurement does Eisner mention?

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