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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Through what must the artist seize attention and dictate the sequence?
(a) The structural thought.
(b) The narrative.
(c) The pages.
(d) The sequence.

3. What do unusual container frames do to the reader?
(a) Keep him or her at bay.
(b) Explain the storyline more clearly.
(c) Show the audience a better picture.
(d) Pull him or her in.

4. Why does Eisner analyze this particular Spirit story in Chapter 3?
(a) To show how images and rhythm are disparate.
(b) To demonstrate the nature of space and width.
(c) To show how time is realized through sequence.
(d) To demonstrate the alteration of perspective.

5. How do balloons function for sound in comics?
(a) They narrate tone.
(b) They develop voice.
(c) They make sound visible.
(d) They play the sound.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a story by Eisner how does he make the text express the sentiment of a scene?

2. What arranges illusions and symbols to stretch time and enhance emotion?

3. Why must the sequential artist and the reader share any experience?

4. How do you describe the kind of activity that bridges gaps in the action of the comic?

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

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